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Charles Burchard

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Charles Burchard (January 1, 1810 - April 1, 1879) was an American politician.

Born in Granby, Massachusetts, Burchard moved to western New York where he took part in the United States Liberty Party. In 1844, Burchard supported the presidential campaign of Henry Clay. Then in 1845, he moved to Waukesha, Wisconsin Territory. He then served in the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1846 as a Whig. Burchard moved to Mayville, Wisconsin in 1854 and then to Beaver Dam, Wisconsin in 1854. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1856. He also served on the Dodge County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors. During the American Civil War, he was a member of the enrollment board with the rank of major. He died in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin in 1879.[1][2]

Notes

  1. ^ 'The Convention of 1846,' Milo Milton Quaife, Wisconsin Historical Society, Biographical Sketch of Charles Burchard, pg. 673
  2. ^ 'Reports and Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Volume 9, 1909, Wisconsin Necrology (1876-1881), pg. 435


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