About Horatio C. Burchard
Lived 1825 – 1908 (aged 82). Horatio C. Burchard was an American politician, lawyer and director.
Horatio Chapin Burchard (September 22, 1825 – May 14, 1908) was a U.S. representative from Illinois, 15th director of the United States Mint, member of the International Statistical Institute, and father of the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Biography Born in Marshall, New York, Burchard attended the public schools and private preparatory schools. He was graduated from Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, in 1850. He was a member of the Chi Psi fraternity at Hamilton. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1854 and commenced practice in Freeport, Illinois.
He married Jane Lawver on May 15, 1861, and they had one son.
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American politician (1825–1908)
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Horatio C. Burchard was born on 22 September 1825 in Marshall.
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Horatio C. Burchard died on 14 May 1908 in Freeport.
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Horatio C. Burchard was a politician, lawyer and director.
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Horatio C. Burchard was American.
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