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James Burns Belford

James B. Belford (Colorado Congressman).jpg
Frontispiece of 1897's The Writings and Speeches of Hon. James B. Belford.

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Colorado's at-large district

In office
October 3, 1876 – December 13, 1877 (contested election)
Preceded by none
Succeeded by Thomas M. Patterson

In office
March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885
Preceded by Thomas M. Patterson
Succeeded by George G. Symes
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives

In office
1867

Personal details
Born
September 28, 1837 (1837-09-28)
Lewistown, Pennsylvania
Died
January 10, 1910 (1910-01-11) (aged 72)
Denver, Colorado
Citizenship
 United States
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Frances McEwen Belford
Children Frances Belford Wayne
Alma mater Dickinson College
Profession Attorney

James Burns Belford (September 28, 1837 – January 10, 1910) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from Colorado.




Contents






  • 1 Biography


  • 2 Career


  • 3 Death


  • 4 Family


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Biography[edit]


Born in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, Belford was the son of Samuel and Eliza Belford and cousin of Joseph McCrum Belford. He attended the common schools and Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1859.



Career[edit]


Belford moved to California, Missouri and commenced practice. He moved to La Porte, Indiana in 1860, and served as member of the Indiana House of Representatives in 1867. He was appointed an associate justice of the supreme court for the Colorado Territory in 1870 and moved to Central City. He moved to Denver in 1883.


Upon the admission of Colorado into the Union, Belford was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fourth Congress from the first district of Colorado and served from October 3, 1876, until March 3, 1877. He presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Forty-fifth Congress and served from March 4, 1877 until December 13, 1877, when he was succeeded by Thomas M. Patterson, who successfully contested the election.


Belford was elected to the Forty-sixth, Forty-seventh, and Forty-eighth Congresses, and served from March 4, 1879 to March 3, 1885. He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury during the Forty-seventh Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1884, and engaged in the practice of law in Denver until his death. He was known as the "Red Rooster of the Rockies" because of his flaming red hair and "magnificently roseate beard."[1] In the mid-1890s he gained notoriety for successfully defending Denver conman and crime boss Soapy Smith in several cases.[2]



Death[edit]


Belford died in Denver, Colorado, on January 10, 1910 (age 72 years, 104 days). He is interred at Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Colorado.



Family[edit]


He married Frances C. McEwen in 1860.[3] Their daughter Frances Belford Wayne was a longtime newspaper journalist in Denver.[4]



References[edit]





  1. ^ Perkin, Robert L. (1959). The First Hundred Years: An Informal History of Denver and the Rocky Mountain News. Garden City, NY: Doubleday. pp. 363, 381.


  2. ^ Smith, Jeff (2009). Alias Soapy Smith: The Life and Death of a Scoundrel, Klondike Research. p. 159-63, 255-57, 292, 376, 379, 382, 386-88, 403. .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
    ISBN 0-9819743-0-9


  3. ^ "James B. Belford". Archives & Special Collections at Dickinson College. Retrieved 19 September 2013.


  4. ^ Nancy Pike Hause, The unsinkable Frances Wayne: an overview of her work as a reporter for the Denver Post from 1909 to 1946 (M. A. thesis, 1982, Kansas State University).




External links[edit]




  • United States Congress. "James B. Belford (id: B000326)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

  • Govtrack US Congress

  • The Political Graveyard


  • James B. Belford at Find a Grave

















U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
none
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Colorado's at-large congressional district
1876–1877
 Succeeded by
Thomas M. Patterson
Preceded by
Thomas M. Patterson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Colorado's at-large congressional district
1879–1885
 Succeeded by
George G. Symes


 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.











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