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Hugh Reid Belknap

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Hugh Reid Belknap

Birth
Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, USA
Death
12 Nov 1901 (aged 41)
Calamba, Laguna Province, CALABARZON, Philippines
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Section 1, Grave 132
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US Congressman. Born the son of Union Brigadier General William Worth Belknap, he worked in various capacities for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company and as superintendent of the Chicago South Side Rapid Transit Railroad, until retiring in 1892. In 1895, he was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth Congress and the Fifty-fifth Congress, serving until 1899. Not a candidate for reelection, he was appointed as a Major, Paymaster in the U.S. Army in 1901 and died from intestinal problems at age 41 in Calamba, Philippines.
US Congressman. Born the son of Union Brigadier General William Worth Belknap, he worked in various capacities for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company and as superintendent of the Chicago South Side Rapid Transit Railroad, until retiring in 1892. In 1895, he was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth Congress and the Fifty-fifth Congress, serving until 1899. Not a candidate for reelection, he was appointed as a Major, Paymaster in the U.S. Army in 1901 and died from intestinal problems at age 41 in Calamba, Philippines.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

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  • Added: Sep 18, 1999
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6428/hugh_reid-belknap: accessed ), memorial page for Hugh Reid Belknap (1 Sep 1860–12 Nov 1901), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6428, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.