Samuel D. Burchard

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Samuel Dickinson Burchard (born July 17, 1836 in Leyden , Lewis County , New York , †  September 1, 1901 in Greenwood , Texas ) was an American politician . Between 1875 and 1877 he represented the state of Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1845, Samuel Burchard moved to Beaver Dam , Wisconsin with his father . He soon returned to New York State, where he studied in Hamilton at Madison University , now Colgate University . After graduating, Burchard worked in Beaver Dam in wool processing. During the civil war he was a soldier in the Union Army . At the end of the war he made it to a major.

Politically, Burchard was a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1872 and 1874 he was a member of the Wisconsin Senate . In the congressional election of 1874 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of Wisconsin , where he succeeded Charles A. Eldredge on March 4, 1875 . Until March 3, he was only able to complete one legislative period in Congress . After leaving the US House of Representatives, Burchard withdrew from politics. In the following years he worked in agriculture. He died in Greenwood on September 1, 1901.

Web links

  • Samuel D. Burchard in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Burchard, Samuel D.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Burchard, Samuel Dickinson (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 17, 1836
PLACE OF BIRTH Leyden , New York
DATE OF DEATH September 1, 1901
Place of death Greenwood , Texas