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J.</b> <i>See</i> <a href="#838.44.86">Andrew J. Belcher</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="266.45.92">Belcher, A. M.</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/KA-lived.html">Kanawha County</a>, W.Va. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Kanawha County, 1911. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="838.44.86">Belcher, Andrew J.</a> (1906-1985)</b> — also known as <b>A. J. Belcher</b>; <b>"Doc"</b> — of Hamlin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/LI-lived.html">Lincoln County</a>, W.Va. Born in Madison, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/BO-born.html">Boone County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1906/12-16.html">December 16, 1906</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/autodealer.html">Automobile dealer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/oilgas.html">oil and gas producer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Lincoln County, 1959-65; resigned 1965. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</a>. Died in July, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1985/index.html">1985</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/78.html">78 years, 0 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/LI-buried.html#cms08384">Lincoln Memorial Cemetery</a>, Hamlin, W.Va. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Edward W. Belcher and Mary Ella (Woodrum) Belcher; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1933/11-06.html">November 6, 1933</a>, to Lillian Jane Priestly.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/27816168">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Belcher, Boyd</b> <i>See</i> <a href="#869.04.31">W. Boyd Belcher</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="157.73.32">Belcher, C. E.</a></b> — Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Ohio</a> 10th District, 1902. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="619.15.04">Belcher, Carl W.</a></b> — of West Virginia. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/usatty.html">U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia</a>, 1964. Still living as of 1964. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="906.52.25">Belcher, Carolyn C.</a></b> — of Owingsville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/BT-lived.html">Bath County</a>, Ky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2008/KY.html">2008</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 2008. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="181.80.84">Belcher, Duncan</a></b> — of Clinton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/MI-lived.html">Middlesex County</a>, Conn. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from Clinton, 1926. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="957.36.74">Belcher, E. R.</a></b> — of Brunswick, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/GL-lived.html">Glynn County</a>, Ga. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1920/GA.html">1920</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1920/committees.html">Committee on Permanent Organization</a>). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="622.34.73">Belcher, Edwin</a> (c.1838-1883)</b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/WK-lived.html">Wilkes County</a>, Ga.; Macon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/BB-lived.html">Bibb County</a>, Ga.; Augusta, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/RI-lived.html">Richmond County</a>, Ga. Born in Abbeville, Abbeville District (now <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/AB-born.html">Abbeville County</a>), S.C., about 1838. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/ofc/sthse.html">Georgia state house of representatives</a>, 1868-72; postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/ofc/macon.html#3">Macon, Ga.</a>, 1873-75; delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1876/GA.html">1876</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1880/GA.html">1880</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Died, from <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/typhoid-fever.html">typhoid</a> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/pneumonia.html">pneumonia</a>, in Augusta, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/RI-died.html">Richmond County</a>, Ga., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1883/01-07.html">January 7, 1883</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/45.html">about 45 years</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/RI-buried.html#cms06981">Cedar Grove Cemetery</a>, Augusta, Ga. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/129620224">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="892.21.39">Belcher, Eugene R.</a></b> — of Augusta, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/RI-lived.html">Richmond County</a>, Ga. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1876/GA.html">1876</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="227.15.48">Belcher, Frank B.</a></b> — of Los Angeles, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/LA-lived.html">Los Angeles County</a>, Calif. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1952/CA.html">1952</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="669.71.13">Belcher, H. A.</a></b> — of Farmington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/FR-lived.html">Franklin County</a>, Maine. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/farmington.html">Farmington, Maine</a>, 1893-97. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="152.69.07">Belcher, Hal B.</a></b> — of Welch, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MD-lived.html">McDowell County</a>, W.Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/WV.html">1956</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="122.77.71">Belcher, Hiram</a> (1790-1857)</b> — of Farmington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/FR-lived.html">Franklin County</a>, Maine. Born in Hallowell, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/KE-born.html">Kennebec County</a>, Maine, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1790/02-23.html">February 23, 1790</a>. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/sthse.html">Maine state house of representatives</a>, 1822, 1829, 1832; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/stsen.html">Maine state senate</a>, 1838-39; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Maine</a> 3rd District, 1847-49. Died in Farmington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/FR-died.html">Franklin County</a>, Maine, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1857/05-06.html">May 6, 1857</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/67.html">67 years, 72 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/FR-buried.html#cms02242">Center Meeting House Cemetery</a>, Farmington, Maine. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000321">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=401313">Govtrack.us page</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="124.77.59">Belcher, Hiram S.</a></b> — of Enfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/HA-lived.html">Hartford County</a>, Conn. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/stsen.html">Connecticut state senate</a> 2nd District, 1846. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="663.37.72">Belcher, Jonathan</a></b> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/chan.html">Chancellor of New Jersey court of chancery</a>, 1747-57. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="730.91.58">Belcher, Judith E.</a></b> — Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AZ/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Arizona</a> 5th District, 1988. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 1988. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="323.49.96">Belcher, Lawrence L.</a> (1884-1960)</b> — of Welch, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MD-lived.html">McDowell County</a>, W.Va. Born in West Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1884/07-30.html">July 30, 1884</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/dentist.html">Dentist</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from McDowell County, 1928; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/WV.html">West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee</a>, 1937-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/WV.html">1948</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/WV.html">1952</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/committees.html">Committee on Permanent Organization</a>). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-dental-assoc.html">American Dental Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1960/02-08.html">February 8, 1960</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/75.html">75 years, 193 days</a>). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="442.18.42">Belcher, Louis D.</a> (b. 1939)</b> — of Ann Arbor, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WA-lived.html">Washtenaw County</a>, Mich. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1939/index.html">1939</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/annarbor.html">Mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich.</a>, 1978-85; defeated, 1971, 1977. Still living as of 2011. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis D. Belcher">Wikipedia article</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="110.77.35">Belcher, Mae Shumate</a> (1904-1999)</b> — also known as <b>Mae S. Belcher</b> — of Pineville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/WY-lived.html">Wyoming County</a>, W.Va. Born in Saulsville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/WY-born.html">Wyoming County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1904/04-14.html">April 14, 1904</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Wyoming County, 1959-60, 1963-64. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-kappa-gamma.html">Delta Kappa Gamma</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/labor-unions.html">National Education Association</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1999/08-08.html">August 8, 1999</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/95.html">95 years, 116 days</a>). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="815.11.79">Belcher, Nathan</a> (1813-1891)</b> — of New London, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/NL-lived.html">New London County</a>, Conn. Born in Griswold, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/NL-born.html">New London County</a>, Conn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1813/06-23.html">June 23, 1813</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/manufacturing.html">manufacturer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from New London, 1846-47; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/stsen.html">Connecticut state senate</a> 7th District, 1850; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Connecticut</a> 3rd District, 1853-55. Died in New London, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/NL-died.html">New London County</a>, Conn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1891/06-02.html">June 2, 1891</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/77.html">77 years, 344 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/NL-buried.html#cms00037">Cedar Grove Cemetery</a>, New London, Conn. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of William Belcher and Sally (Wilson) Belcher; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1841/10-20.html">October 20, 1841</a>, to Ann Peck Wilson; fourth great-grandnephew of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/traxler-treichler.html#024.71.41">Robert Treat</a>; first cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stanton.html#673.35.18">Henry Brewster Stanton</a>; third cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baldwin.html#892.31.86">John Baldwin</a>; third cousin twice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/avery.html#425.18.26">Waightstill Avery</a>; third cousin thrice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/paine.html#379.70.27">Robert Treat Paine</a>; fourth cousin of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burrows.html#382.35.25">Lorenzo Burrows</a>; fourth cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bankson-barbosa.html#507.91.46">Noyes Barber</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pendleton.html#348.93.66">Chauncey C. Pendleton</a>.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <i>Political families:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0001.html">Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family</a> of Connecticut and New York; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0089.html">Cornell family</a> of New York; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0003.html">Livingston-Schuyler family</a> of New York (subsets of the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001.html">Four Thousand Related Politicians</a>).</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000322">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=401314">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan Belcher">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7367840">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="924.13.51">Belcher, Nathan</a></b> — of New London, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/NL-lived.html">New London County</a>, Conn. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from New London, 1911-12; defeated, 1906. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="526.36.20">Belcher, Page Henry</a> (1899-1980)</b> — also known as <b>Page Belcher</b> — of Enid, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OK/GA-lived.html">Garfield County</a>, Okla. Born in Jefferson, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OK/GN-born.html">Grant County</a>, Okla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1899/04-21.html">April 21, 1899</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; secretary to U.S. Rep. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rives-rizzo.html#203.69.99">Ross Rizley</a>, 1941; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OK/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Oklahoma</a>, 1951-73 (8th District 1951-53, 1st District 1953-73). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/odd-fellows.html">Odd Fellows</a>. Named to Oklahoma <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/other-hof.html">Hall of Fame</a>. Died in Midwest City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OK/OK-died.html">Oklahoma County</a>, Okla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1980/08-02.html">August 2, 1980</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/81.html">81 years, 103 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OK/GA-buried.html#cms02243">Memorial Park Cemetery</a>, Enid, Okla. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of George Harvey Belcher and Jessie (Ray) Belcher; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1922/06-16.html">June 16, 1922</a>, to Gladys Collins.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000323">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=401315">Govtrack.us page</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="987.72.24">Belcher, R. A.</a></b> — of South Freeport, Freeport, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/CU-lived.html">Cumberland County</a>, Maine. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/freeport.html#3">South Freeport, Maine</a>, 1860. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="313.46.28">Belcher, Raymond W.</a></b> — of South Windsor, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/HA-lived.html">Hartford County</a>, Conn. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from South Windsor, 1932. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="940.21.27">Belcher, Ronald G.</a></b> — Libertarian. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama. Still living as of 2012. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="282.84.49">Belcher, S. C.</a></b> — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1880/ME.html">1880</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="431.20.16">Belcher, Taylor Garrison</a> (1920-1990)</b> — also known as <b>Taylor G. Belcher</b> — of Garrison, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/PU-lived.html">Putnam County</a>, N.Y. Born in Staten Island, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/RI-born.html">Richmond County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/07-01.html">July 1, 1920</a>. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/SD-consuls.html ">Glasgow</a>, 1950-54; U.S. Ambassador to <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/CP-diplomats.html ">Cyprus</a>, 1964-69; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/PU-diplomats.html ">Peru</a>, 1969-74. Died, of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/cancer.html">cancer</a>, in Peekskill Community <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Hospital</a>, Peekskill, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/WE-died.html">Westchester County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1990/08-06.html">August 6, 1990</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/70.html">70 years, 36 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/PU-buried.html#cms02462">St. Philip's Cemetery</a>, Garrison, N.Y. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Taylor Belcher and Miriam (Frazee) Belcher; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1942/10-22.html">October 22, 1942</a>, to Edith Anthony.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/belcher-taylor-garrison ?">U.S. State Dept career summary</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="869.04.31">Belcher, W. Boyd</a></b> — of Bud, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/WY-lived.html">Wyoming County</a>, W.Va. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/WY-parties.html">Chair of Wyoming County Republican Party</a>, 1946. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="945.24.55">Belcher, William</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ED-lived.html">Edgecombe County</a>, N.C. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/sthse.html">North Carolina state house of representatives</a> from Edgecombe County, 1883-84. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="042.14.24">Belcher, William F.</a></b> — of Largo, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/PI-lived.html">Pinellas County</a>, Fla. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/largo.html">Mayor of Largo, Fla.</a>, 1921-22, 1927-35. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="221.64.98">Belcher, William H.</a></b> — of Paterson, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/PA-lived.html">Passaic County</a>, N.J. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/paterson.html">Mayor of Paterson, N.J.</a>, 1904-05. 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