Horatio C. Burchard

Horatio C. Burchard
15th Director of the United States Mint
In office
February 1879 – June 1885
PresidentRutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield
Chester A. Arthur
Grover Cleveland
Preceded byHenry Linderman
Succeeded byJames P. Kimball
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879
Preceded byBradford N. Stevens
Succeeded byRobert M. A. Hawk
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 3rd district
In office
December 6, 1869 – March 3, 1873
Preceded byElihu B. Washburne
Succeeded byCharles B. Farwell
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
In office
1863-1866
Personal details
Born(1825-09-22)September 22, 1825
Marshall, New York
DiedMay 14, 1908(1908-05-14) (aged 82)
Freeport, Illinois
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Jane Lawver
(m. 1861; died 1892)
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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).