Burt Van Horn

Burt Van Horn ( born October 28, 1823 in Newfane, Niagara County, New York, † April 1, 1896 in Lockport, New York ) was an American politician. Between 1861 and 1863, and again from 1865 to 1869, he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Burt Van Horn grew up on a farm and attended the public schools of his home. Then he graduated from the Academy Yates in Orleans County and the Hamilton College, Colgate University today. In the following years he worked in Niagara County in agriculture. Later he worked in the garment manufacturing. Politically, he joined in the 1850s the then formed Republican Party. Between 1858 and 1860 he was a deputy in the New York State Assembly.

In the congressional elections of 1860 Van Horn was in the 31 electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Edwin R. Reynolds March 4, 1861. Until March 3, 1863, he was able to complete a term in Congress, which was shaped by the events of the Civil War. In the elections of 1864 Van Horn was elected to Congress again in the 29th district of his state, as a replacement for 1865 Augustus Frank on March 4. After a re-election, he could spend up to 3 March 1869, two other legislative periods in Congress. Since 1865 the work of the Congress of the tensions between the Republicans and President Andrew Johnson was charged, which culminated in a narrowly failed impeachment. In the years 1865 and 1868 the 13th and the 14th Amendment to the Constitution were ratified.

In 1868, Burt Van Horn gave up another Congress candidate. After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives, he worked in Lockport in agriculture and in money lending. Between 1877 and 1882 he led the financial management in Rochester. He died on 1 April 1896 in Lockport.