Perry Belmont

Perry Belmont (born December 28, 1851 in New York City , † May 25, 1947 in Newport , Rhode Island ) was an American politician , diplomat and officer . He was the son of the Alzey- born banker and politician August Belmont , brother of Oliver Belmont and August Belmont junior .

Belmont who graduated Everest Military Academy in Hamden ( Connecticut ) and graduated in 1872 at the Harvard University and in 1876 at the Columbia Law School . He then practiced as a lawyer in New York for five years . His law firm partners were his cousin, the writer Arthur Dudley Vinton , and George Frelinghuysen, who later became President of the Ballantine Brewery .

From March 1881 to December 1889, Belmont was a member of the House of Representatives of the United States for the Democratic Party , where he presided over the Foreign Affairs Commission from 1885 to 1887. Between February and May 1889 he was the United States Ambassador to Spain . Belmont served as Major and Inspector General of the First Division during the Spanish-American War of 1898 and as a captain during World War I.

Web links

Perry Belmont in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Belmont, Perry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician, diplomat, and officer
DATE OF BIRTH	December 28, 1851
PLACE OF BIRTH	New York City
DATE OF DEATH	May 25, 1947
Place of death	Newport , Rhode Island