William Henry Kurtz
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William Henry Kurtz was a Democratic
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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William H. Kurtz was born in York, Pennsylvania
. He attended the common schools and the York County Academy at York. He studied law, was admitted to the bar on January 7, 1828, and commenced practice in York. He served as prosecuting attorney of York County, Pennsylvania
.
Kurtz was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-second
and Thirty-third
Congresses. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Public Expenditures during the Thirty-third Congress. He resumed the practice of law and died in York in 1868. Interment in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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William H. Kurtz was born in York, Pennsylvania
York, Pennsylvania
York, known as the White Rose City , is a city located in York County, Pennsylvania, United States which is in the South Central region of the state. The population within the city limits was 43,718 at the 2010 census, which was a 7.0% increase from the 2000 count of 40,862...
. He attended the common schools and the York County Academy at York. He studied law, was admitted to the bar on January 7, 1828, and commenced practice in York. He served as prosecuting attorney of York County, Pennsylvania
York County, Pennsylvania
York County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 434,972. It is in the Susquehanna Valley, a large fertile agricultural region in South Central Pennsylvania....
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Kurtz was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-second
32nd United States Congress
The Thirty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1851 to March 3, 1853, during the third and...
and Thirty-third
33rd United States Congress
The Thirty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1853 to March 3, 1855, during the first two years...
Congresses. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Public Expenditures during the Thirty-third Congress. He resumed the practice of law and died in York in 1868. Interment in Prospect Hill Cemetery.