Samuel D. Burchard Politician

Samuel Dickinson Burchard (July 17, 1836 – September 1, 1901) was a nineteenth-century U.S. Representative and manufacturer from Wisconsin.Born in Leyden, New York, Burchard moved to Beaver Dam, Wisconsin with his father in 1845, attended Madison University and engaged in the manufacturing of wool in Beaver Dam. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he entered the Union Army as a lieutenant in the Missouri State Militia, was later appointed assistant quartermaster of volunteers with the rank of captain, being stationed in New York, and was mustered out with the rank of major. Burchard served in the Wisconsin Senate from 1872 to 1874.He was elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1874 to the 44th United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1875 till March 3, 1877. He served as the representative of Wisconsin's 5th congressional district. Afterwards, he engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death in Greenwood, Texas on September 1, 1901. He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery in Greenwood.

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Samuel D. Burchard
Birth dateJuly 17, 1836
Birth place
Leyden New York , New York
Date of deathSeptember 01, 1901
Place of death
Texas , Greenwood Wise County Texas

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military operations
American Civil War
military branch
United States Army
Union Army
military rank
Major (United States)
military unit
Missouri State Militia (Union)
party
Democratic Party (United States)
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  1. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2183&keyword=Samuel+Dickinson+Burchard