William Henry Kurtz

William Henry Kurtz (born January 31, 1804 in York , Pennsylvania , †  June 24, 1868 there ) was an American politician . Between 1851 and 1855 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Kurtz attended the public schools in his home country as well as the York County Academy . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1828, he began to work in York in this profession. He was also a district attorney in York County . Politically, he joined the Democratic Party .

In the congressional elections of 1850 Kurtz was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 15th  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Joel Buchanan Danner on March 4, 1851 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1855 . Since 1853 he represented there as the successor to William Wallace Irwin the 25th district of his state. Also from 1853 he was chairman of the committee for the control of public expenditure. His time as a congressman was marked by the events leading up to the civil war .

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, William Kurtz practiced again as a lawyer in York, where he died on June 24, 1868.

Web links

• William Henry Kurtz in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William Henry Kurtz in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Joel Buchanan Danner	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (15th constituency) March 4, 1851 - March 3, 1853	James Gamble
William Wallace Irwin	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (25th constituency) March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1855	John Dick