William Henry Kurtz

William Henry Kurtz (January 31, 1804 – June 24, 1868) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

William H. Kurtz
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 15th district
In office
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
Preceded byJoel B. Danner
Succeeded byJames Gamble
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 16th district
In office
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
Preceded byJames Xavier McLanahan
Succeeded byLemuel Todd
Personal details
Born(1804-01-31)January 31, 1804
York, Pennsylvania
DiedJune 24, 1868(1868-06-24) (aged 64)
York, Pennsylvania
Political partyDemocratic

Biography

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.

Congress

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.

=Later career and death

He resumed the practice of law and died in York in 1868. Interment in Prospect Hill Cemetery.[1]

Footnotes
  1. "William Henry Kurtz". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 15 June 2019.

Sources
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Joel B. Danner		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district
1851–1853		 Succeeded by
James Gamble
Preceded by
District created		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 25th congressional district
1853–1855		 Succeeded by
John Dick


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