Horatio C. Burchard

Horatio Chapin Burchard (born September 22, 1825 in Marshall , Oneida County , New York , † May 14, 1908 in Freeport , Illinois ) was an American politician . Between 1869 and 1879 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Horatio Burchard attended both public and private schools. In 1850 he graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1854, he began to work in this profession in Freeport. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between 1863 and 1866 he was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives .

Following the resignation of MP Elihu Benjamin Washburne , who became US Secretary of State for a short period , Burchard was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC on December 6, in the due by-election for the third seat of Illinois 1869 took up his new mandate. After four re-elections, he could remain in Congress until March 3, 1879 . Since 1873 he represented there as the successor to Bradford N. Stevens the fifth constituency of his state. In 1878 he was no longer nominated for re-election by his party.

Between 1879 and 1885 he led the United States Mint as the successor to Henry Linderman . After that he practiced as a lawyer again. He died on May 14, 1908 in Freeport.

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SURNAME	Burchard, Horatio C.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Burchard, Horatio Chapin (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	September 22, 1825
PLACE OF BIRTH	Marshall , New York
DATE OF DEATH	May 14, 1908
Place of death	Freeport , Illinois