Samuel D. Burchard

Not to be confused with Samuel D. Burchard (clergyman)

Samuel Dickinson Burchard
Born	July 17, 1836(1836-07-17) Leyden, New York
Died	September 1, 1901(1901-09-01) (aged 65) Greenwood, Texas
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service/branch	United States Army Union Army
Rank	major
Unit	Missouri State Militia
Battles/wars	American Civil War
Other work	politician and manufacturer

Samuel Dickinson Burchard (July 17, 1836 – September 1, 1901) was a nineteenth century politician 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 and was elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1874, serving from 1875 to 1877. Afterwards, he engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death in Greenwood, Texas on September 1, 1901. He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery in Greenwood.

References

• Samuel D. Burchard at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008-07-18
• "Samuel D. Burchard". Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20047392. Retrieved 2008-07-18. 
• Samuel D. Burchard at the Wisconsin Historical Society

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Charles A. Eldredge	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 5th congressional district March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	Succeeded by Edward S. Bragg

• Samuel D. Burchard at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress