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Birth	:	28 Dec 1851 New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA
Death	:	25 May 1947 Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Burial	:	Island Cemetery, Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.4956589, -71.3135605
Plot	:	Section: Belmont Circle, Lot 1, Grave 26
Description	:	US Congressman and Diplomat. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the US House of Representatives from New York's 1st district for eight years, from March 1881 until December 1888. Born into a prestigious and wealthy family, his father, August Belmont, was a financier who established the Belmont Park horse racing track on Long Island, New York and his maternal grandfather was the noted US Navy Commodore Matthew C. Perry. After graduating from Harvard College at Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1872, he attended law school at the Humboldt University of Berlin in Germany and then graduated from Columbia law... Read More	US Congressman and Diplomat. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the US House of Representatives from New York's 1st district for eight years, from March 1881 until December 1888. Born into a prestigious and wealthy family, his father, August Belmont, was a financier who established the Belmont Park horse racing track on Long Island, New York and his maternal grandfather was the noted US Navy Commodore Matthew C. Perry. After graduating from Harvard College at Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1872, he attended law school at the Humboldt University of Berlin in Germany and then graduated from Columbia law School at New York City, New York in 1876. He was then admitted to the bar and began practicing law in New York City. In 1880 he ran for Congress and was elected, succeeding James W. Covert. While in Congress, he sat with the Committee on Foreign Affairs, serving as its chairman from 1885 until 1887. In December 1888 he resigned his seat to become US Minister to Spain and served in that position until May 1889. When the Spanish-American War broke out in 1898, he served briefly as a major in the US Army as an Inspector General in the 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, US Volunteers. After the US entered World War I in April 1917, he received a captain's commission in the US Army, despite his age at 65, and was assigned to the Quartermaster Corps in Washington DC, serving until May 1920. He died at the age of 95.

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Perry Belmont Famous memorial's memorial is located at: Island Cemetery, Newport, Newport County, USA.
When did Perry Belmont Famous memorial death?
Perry Belmont Famous memorial death on 25 May 1947 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
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Latitude: 41.4956589
Longitude: -71.3135605

Family Members:

Parent

August “The Elder” Belmont Famous memorial

(1816 - 1890)

Caroline Slidell Perry Belmont

(1829 - 1892)

Spouse

Jessie Ann Robbins Belmont

(1858 - 1935)

Siblings

August “The Younger” Belmont Famous memorial

(1853 - 1924)

Jane Pauline Belmont

(1856 - 1875)

Raymond Rodgers Belmont

(1863 - 1887)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Island Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4956589, -71.3135605

2. Saint Marys Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4971085, -71.3135147

3. Friends Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4934807, -71.3136826

4. God's Little Acre Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4965150, -71.3163130

5. Willow Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4949890, -71.3164650

6. Common Burying Ground
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4959564, -71.3165741

7. Braman Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4956360, -71.3169098

8. John Clarke Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4937897, -71.3112869

9. Coddington Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4923706, -71.3143616

10. North Burial Ground
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4981270, -71.3170700

11. Bliss-Pierce Lot
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4941140, -71.3090260

12. Malboro Street Tomb (Defunct)
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4911110, -71.3136110

13. Barney Street Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4893608, -71.3109818

14. First Sabbatarian Church of Newport Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4891701, -71.3116379

15. Dyre Family Burial Ground (Defunct)
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5016070, -71.3209220

16. Trinity Church Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4874229, -71.3131180

17. Colonial Jewish Cemetery of Rhode Island
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4879265, -71.3093567

18. Moravian Church Lot
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4874190, -71.3113130

19. First Congregational Churchyard (Defunct)
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4864020, -71.3119910

20. Judge Anthony Wilbur Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4989600, -71.3018300

21. Governor Arnold Burying Ground
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4861300, -71.3119900

22. Newport Congregational Church Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4857674, -71.3128662

23. Goat Island Pirate Graves
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4928600, -71.3269300

24. Goat Island Burial Ground
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4930330, -71.3272510