HON. DAVID BELDEN
The Pioneer, published San Jose, California, Saturday, January 28, 1882
Surnames: Belden, Farrell
contributed by jchavnar
Hon David Belden
One of the Judges of the Superior Court of
Santa Clara County, was born in Newton, Fairfield county, Connecticut,
August 14, 1832. In the year 1853 he came to this State and at once
entered upon the practice of law in Nevada City, Nevada county. In the
fall of 1859 was elected County Judge of Nevada county, for a term of
four years. In the year 1865 he was elected State Senator and
represented Nevada county in the State Senate for the two succeeding
sessions. In the Fall of 1869, Judge Belden removed to the city of San
Jose and entered upon the practice of his profession in the Court of
Santa Clara county. Upon the creation of the Twentieth Judicial
District, in 1871, he was appointed Judge of that Court then comprising
the counties of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and Monterey, and to which was
subsequently added the county of San Benito, and in the year 1873 was
elected without opposition to the same position, and continued it until
the adoption of the new Constitution. Under the judicial system created
by this change Judge Belden was elected one of the Judges of the
Superior Court of Santa Clara county, an office which he still
discharges with unswerving fidelity to the high trust imposed upon him.
Married, April 21, 1861, in Nevada City, Elizabeth C. Farrell, a native
of New Jersey.
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