What party was Belknap affiliated with when he joined politics?
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Belknap joined the Democratic party when he entered politics, and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire in 1853. He served in the House until 1855, when he was appointed to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Charles H. Peaslee.
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