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Samuel D. Burchard (politician)

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Samuel D. Burchard
Burchard, circa 1875. Dodge County (Wisconsin Historical Society).
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877
Preceded byCharles A. Eldredge
Succeeded byEdward S. Bragg
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
In office
January 6, 1873 – January 4, 1875
Preceded bySatterlee Clark
Succeeded byJohn A. Barney
Constituency13th district
In office
January 3, 1870 – January 1, 1872
Preceded byHenry W. Lander
Succeeded byWilliam Hiner
Constituency18th district
Personal details
Born(1836-07-17)July 17, 1836
Leyden, New York, U.S.
DiedSeptember 1, 1901(1901-09-01) (aged 65)
Greenwood, Wise County, Texas, U.S.
Resting placeGreenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Texas
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
  • Mary Jane Simmons
    (m. 1859; died 1883)
  • Mary E. Page (died 1922)
Children
  • Martha Emily (Turner)
  • (b. 1864; died 1943)
  • Mary Agnes (Dunn)
  • (b. 1867; died 1947)
  • Samuel F. Burchard
  • (b. 1868; died 1944)
  • Jennie H. (Mathers)
  • (b. 1872; died 1931)
  • Esther (Graves)
  • (b. 1876; died 1962)
  • Susie (Graves)
  • (b. 1879; died 1964)
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Volunteers
Union Army
Years of service1861-1865
RankMajor, USV
UnitMissouri State Militia
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Samuel Dickinson Burchard (July 17, 1836 – September 1, 1901) was an American farmer, businessman, and Democratic politician. He represented Wisconsin's 5th congressional district in the 44th U.S. Congress, and served four years in the Wisconsin State Senate.[1]

Biography

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Born in Leyden, New York,[2][3] Burchard moved to Beaver Dam, Wisconsin with his father Charles Burchard in 1845,[2] attended Madison University and engaged in the manufacturing of wool in Beaver Dam. He relocated to Missouri, where he started managing a plantation in 1856 and raising livestock and then purchased a coal mine before returning to Beaver Dam in 1858.[3] He married Mary Jan Simmons (1839–1883) in 1859.[3] At the outbreak of the Civil War, he entered the Union Army as a lieutenant in the Missouri State Militia,[4] 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.[2][3] Burchard served in the Wisconsin Senate from 1872 to 1874.

Burchard served as mayor of Beaver Dam in 1871, and from 1872 to 1874 he was a member of the Wisconsin Senate.[3] 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 until March 3, 1877.[3] 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.[2][4] He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery in Greenwood.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Database
  2. ^ a b c d "S. D. Burchard Is Dead in Texas". Janesville Daily Gazette. Janesville, WI. September 6, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved March 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Pawl, Pat T. (April 1, 1991). "BD Community Library Notes". Daily Citizen. Beaver Dam, WI. p. 14. Retrieved March 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ a b "Died in Texas". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, WI. September 18, 1901. p. 7. Retrieved March 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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Wisconsin Senate
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 18th district
January 3, 1870 – January 1, 1872
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 13th district
January 6, 1873 – January 4, 1875
Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 5th congressional district

March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877
Succeeded by