George Burd

Summary

George Burd (1788 – January 13, 1844) was an Anti-Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

George Burd
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania
In office
March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1835
Preceded byChauncey Forward
Succeeded byJob Mann
Constituency13th district (1831–33)
18th district (1833–35)
Personal details
Born1788
Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJanuary 13, 1844(1844-01-13) (aged 55–56)
Bedford, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyAnti-Jacksonian

George Burd was born in Pennsylvania in 1788.[1] He was admitted to the bar in 1810 at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and practiced.

Burd was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-second and Twenty-third Congresses. He moved to Mercer County, Pennsylvania, in 1843, and died in Bedford, Pennsylvania, in 1844. Interment in Bedford Cemetery.

Sources edit

  • United States Congress. "George Burd (id: B001073)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  1. ^ Crime Buff's Guide to Outlaw Pennsylvania
  • The Political Graveyard
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district

1831–1833
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district

1833–1835
Succeeded by