Born in Evansburg, Pennsylvania, Burdick attended the common schools. He moved with his parents to Decorah, Iowa, in 1853 and at age seventeen became the community's first schoolteacher.[1]
He was a deputy treasurer and recorder of Winneshiek County from 1854 to 1857, and the treasurer and recorder from 1858 to 1862, when he resigned to recruit a company for the Union Army in the Civil War.
Civil Waredit
He was commissioned as captain and assigned to Company D the 6th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry.[1] He served for three years in the Department of the Northwest, in response to uprisings in southern Minnesota and Dakota Territory by Native Americans against settlers. After the regiment was mustered out in 1865 he returned to Decorah and became cashier of the First National Bank.
Congressedit
In 1876, Burdick was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth Congress, where he served from March 4, 1877 to March 3, 1879. He served on the House Committee on Expenditures.[2] In 1878, he declined to be a candidate for renomination.[3]
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March 12, 2024
theodore, weld, burdick, october, 1836, july, 1898, american, banker, civil, veteran, politician, term, served, republican, representative, from, iowa, congressional, district, serving, from, 1877, 1879, member, house, representatives, from, iowa, districtin, . Theodore Weld Burdick October 7 1836 July 16 1898 was an American banker Civil War veteran and politician who one term served as a Republican U S Representative from Iowa s 3rd congressional district serving from 1877 to 1879 Theodore Weld BurdickMember of the U S House of Representatives from Iowa s 3rd districtIn office March 4 1877 March 3 1879Preceded byLucien L AinsworthSucceeded byThomas UpdegraffMember of the Iowa SenateIn office 1886 1887Personal detailsBorn 1836 10 07 October 7 1836Evansburg Pennsylvania U S DiedJuly 16 1898 1898 07 16 aged 61 Decorah Iowa U S Resting placePhelps CemeteryPolitical partyRepublicanMilitary serviceBranch serviceUnion ArmyRankCaptainUnitCompany D 6th Iowa Cavalry RegimentBattles warsCivil War Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Civil War 1 2 Congress 1 3 Later career 1 4 Death and burial 2 ReferencesBiography editBorn in Evansburg Pennsylvania Burdick attended the common schools He moved with his parents to Decorah Iowa in 1853 and at age seventeen became the community s first schoolteacher 1 He was a deputy treasurer and recorder of Winneshiek County from 1854 to 1857 and the treasurer and recorder from 1858 to 1862 when he resigned to recruit a company for the Union Army in the Civil War Civil War edit He was commissioned as captain and assigned to Company D the 6th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry 1 He served for three years in the Department of the Northwest in response to uprisings in southern Minnesota and Dakota Territory by Native Americans against settlers After the regiment was mustered out in 1865 he returned to Decorah and became cashier of the First National Bank Congress edit In 1876 Burdick was elected as a Republican to the Forty fifth Congress where he served from March 4 1877 to March 3 1879 He served on the House Committee on Expenditures 2 In 1878 he declined to be a candidate for renomination 3 Later career edit He resumed banking at Decorah and Sault Ste Marie Michigan He served as member of the Iowa Senate in 1886 and 1887 Death and burial edit He died in Decorah from July 16 1898 He was interred in Phelps Cemetery References edit a b Third District Iowa State Reporter Waterloo 1876 09 13 at p 5 Waterloo Courier 1877 11 07 at p 4 Iowa State Reporter Waterloo 1878 05 15 at p 4 United States Congress Theodore Weld Burdick id B001078 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byLucien L Ainsworth Member of the U S House of Representatives from Iowa s 3rd congressional district1877 1879 Succeeded byThomas Updegraff nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Theodore Weld Burdick amp oldid 1192885863, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
