Given the question: Facts: - profession: lawyer - death place: manhattan , new york county , new york - preceded: richard cunningham mccormick - citizenship: united states - party: republican party - death date: may 3 , 1917 august 5 , 1852 - spouse: inez h. belford - district: 1st - term end: march 3 , 1899 - succeeded: townsend scudder - term start: march 4 , 1897 - state: new york - name: joseph mccrum belford - birth date: august 5 , 1852 - image: joseph m. belford.jpg - birth place: mifflintown , juniata county , pennsylvania - alma mater: dickinson college Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of joseph m. belford .
The answer is:
joseph mccrum belford -lrb- august 5 , 1852 -- may 3 , 1917 -rrb- was an american politician and a united states representative from new york .