Samuel D. Burchard

Samuel Dickinson Burchard (September 6, 1812 – September 25, 1891) was a 19th-century American Presbyterian Church minister from New York.

Biography

Born in Steuben, New York, Burchard moved to Kentucky with his parents in 1830, attended Centre College and graduated in 1837. He was licensed to preach in 1838. He was pastor of several Presbyterian churches in New York City.[1] Burchard was chancellor of the Ingham University, and president of Rutgers female college. He died at Saratoga, New York.[2]

Burchard originated the phrase, "Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion" and applied it to the Democratic Party near the end of the Blaine-Cleveland campaign in the 1884 United States presidential election. The phrase was said to have cost Republican Blaine the presidency.[2][3]

He died in Saratoga, New York on September 25, 1891.[3]

References

  1. ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XI. James T. White & Company. 1909. pp. 473–474. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b Johnson, Rossiter (1904). The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Vol. II. Boston: The Biographical Society. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b "Dr. Burchard Dead". The Scranton Times-Tribune. Saratoga. September 26, 1891. p. 1. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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