Perry Belmont
| Perry Belmont | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st district |
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In office March 4, 1881 – December 1, 1888 |
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| Preceded by | James W. Covert |
| Succeeded by | James W. Covert |
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December 28, 1851 New York City, New York |
| Died | May 25, 1947 (aged 95) Newport, Rhode Island |
| Political party | Democratic |
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 United States of America
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| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | First Division, Second Army Corps, United States Volunteers |
| Battles/wars | Spanish–American War |
Perry Belmont (December 28, 1851 – May 25, 1947) was an American politician and diplomat.
Belmont was born on December 28, 1851 in New York City, the son of Caroline Slidell (née Perry) and August Belmont. His maternal grandfather was Commodore Matthew C. Perry. His brothers were Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont and August Belmont, Jr. He attended Everest Military Academy in Hamden, Connecticut; and graduated from Harvard College in 1872; attended the law school in the University of Berlin; and graduated from the Columbia Law School in 1876. He was admitted to the bar that same year.
Belmont practiced law in New York City for five years. Partnered with him in the law firm, Vinton, Belmont & Frelinghuysen, were his cousin, the writer Arthur Dudley Vinton, and George Frelinghuysen, future president of the Ballantine Brewing Company. He and his brother, August Belmont, Jr., were also founding members of The Jockey Club.
Elected as a Democrat to the 47th Congress and reelected to the next three Congresses, Belmont served as U.S. Representative for the first district of New York from March 4, 1881 until his resignation on December 1, 1888. During his first term, he was a member of the committee on foreign affairs; noted for his cross-examination of James G. Blaine, the former secretary of state. The cross-examination concerned Blaine's relations with a syndicate of American capitalists interested in the development of certain guano deposits in Peru. An attempt was made to show that Blaine's efforts toward mediation between Chile and Peru were from interested motives. Belmont served from 1885 to 1887 as chairman of the committee on foreign affairs.
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