George Burd
George Burd (* 1793 in Pennsylvania; † January 13, 1844 in Bedford, Pennsylvania ) was an American politician. Between 1831 and 1835, he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Career
Neither the exact date of birth nor the birthplace of George Burd have survived. There are also about his childhood and youth and his education no information. After studying law and his 1810 was admitted to the bar he began in Carlisle to work in this profession. In the 1820s he joined the movement against the future President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the short-lived National Republican Party.
In the congressional elections of 1830 Burd was in the 13th electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Chauncey Forward on March 4, 1831. After a re-election in the 18th district of his state, he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1835 two legislative sessions. Since the inauguration of President Jackson in 1829, was discussed inside and outside of Congress vehemently about its policy. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act, the conflict with the State of South Carolina, which culminated in the Nullifikationskrise, and banking policy of the President.
After his time in the U.S. House of Representatives George Burd is no longer politically have appeared. Otherwise, he practiced as a lawyer again. Since 1843 he lived in Mercer County. He died on January 13, 1844 in Bedford.