Philo Belden

Philo Belden
From Portrait and Biographical Album of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin (1892)
County Judge of Racine County, Wisconsin
In office
October 1882  September 1889
Appointed byJeremiah McLain Rusk
Preceded byCharles A. Brownson
Succeeded byEllsworth Burnett Belden
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
In office
January 1, 1872  January 6, 1873
Preceded byFrancis Huebschmann
Succeeded byRobert Hall Baker
Constituency5th Senate district
In office
January 2, 1871  January 1, 1872
Preceded byHenry Stevens
Succeeded byWilliam M. Colladay
Constituency7th Senate district
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Racine 3rd district
In office
January 1, 1866  January 7, 1867
Preceded byFrederick A. Weage
Succeeded byPosition abolished
In office
January 4, 1864  January 2, 1865
Preceded byHiram L. Gilmore
Succeeded byFrederick A. Weage
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Racine 4th district
In office
January 3, 1853  January 2, 1854
Preceded byJames Catton
Succeeded byNelson R. Norton
Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Racine County, Wisconsin
In office
January 1854  January 1855
Preceded bySamuel E. Chapman
Succeeded byNelson R. Norton
Personal details
Born(1815-10-22)October 22, 1815
Canaan, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedSeptember 9, 1889(1889-09-09) (aged 73)
Rochester, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeRochester Cemetery
Rochester, Wisconsin
Political party
Spouse
Mary Francis
(m. 18391889)
Children
  • Henry Ward Belden
  • (b. 1840; died 1915)
  • Edward D. J. Belden
  • (b. 1842; died 1909)
  • Albert O. Belden
  • (b. 1847; died 1918)
  • Allen H. Belden
  • (b. 1849; died 1916)
RelativesEllsworth Burnett Belden (grandson)
ProfessionLawyer, Farmer, Businessman, Politician, Judge

Philo Belden (October 22, 1815  September 9, 1889) was a Wisconsin pioneer who helped establish the village of Rochester, Wisconsin, and was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.