Complete the following sentence: A native of New York, Belknap graduated from Princeton University in 1848, studied law with a Georgetown attorney, and passed the bar in 1851. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Belknap entered politics as a Democrat and served one term in the Iowa House of Representatives.<unk> Belknap entered politics as a Democrat and served one term in the Iowa House of Representatives. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Belknap, a tall, burly man, was a natural Union Army leader and recruiter. A veteran of the Iowa Militia who had attained the rank of captain, he was commissioned as a major in the 15th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. •••••••••••
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