Orson Flagg Bullard

Orson Flagg Bullard (June 18, 1834 - July 19, 1906) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Delaware County from 1873 to 1875 and from 1877 to 1878. He was expelled from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for embezzlement and escaping the custody of the sergeant-at-arms of the House.

Orson Flagg Bullard
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Delaware County
In office 1873–1874
Preceded by	Thomas Valentine Cooper[1]
Succeeded by	William Cooper Talley
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Delaware County
In office 1877–1878
Preceded by	William Cooper Talley
Succeeded by	Young Singleton Walter
Personal details
Born	June 18, 1834 Bridgewater Township, Pennsylvania
Died	July 19, 1906 Hackensack, New Jersey
Political party	Republican

Early life and education

Bullard was born in Bridgewater Township, Pennsylvania, he attended public schools and completed his education at the academy at Montrose.[2]

In 1863, Bullard enlisted in Company C of the 29th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry and served as a sergeant.[3] He participated in several skirmishes around the Battle of Gettysburg during the U.S. Civil War.[2]

In 1855, Bullard began studying law under John Martin Broomall. He also worked as a principal of a boys' grammar school in Chester, Pennsylvania but quit after one year to study law full time. In 1859, he was admitted to the Delaware County bar and in 1874 to the Philadelphia bar and to practice in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.[2]

Career

He served as clerk for the office of the Prothonotary, Delaware County from 1862 to 1865 and was elected Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts for Delaware County from 1866-1871. Bullard was also elected school director for Media, Pennsylvania and served for 2 years.

Bullard was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Delaware County for the 1873, 1877 and 1878 terms. He was not a candidate for reelection to the House for the 1874 term.[3]

Bullard was charged with embezzlement of funds from the Media Gas Company where he served as secretary.[4] He was expelled from the House on March 7, 1878 for embezzlement and escaping the custody of the sergeant-at-arms of the House.[5]

Personal life

In 1859, Bullard married Rebecca A. Huston and together they had nine children.[2] Their son, William H.G. Bullard was an admiral in the United States Navy who served in the Spanish American War and World War I.

He was a member of the Beradburg Post No. 149, Grand Army of the Republic in Media, Pennsylvania.[2]

Bullard died in Hackensack, New Jersey and is interred at the Media Cemetery in Media, Pennsylvania.[6]

References

1. Wiley, Samuel T. (1894). Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Delaware County Pennsylvania. New York: Gresham Publishing Company. pp. 92-93. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
2. Wiley, Samuel T. (1894). Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Delaware County Pennsylvania. New York: Gresham Publishing Company. p. 343. Retrieved 30 August 2018. orson flagg bullard.
3. "O. Flagg Bullard". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
4. "Bullard's Second Arrest". Chester Daily Times. December 26, 1877. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
5. Journal of the House of Representative of Pennsylvania. Harrisburg: Lane S. Hart. 1878. p. 676. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
6. "Orson Flagg Bullard". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 29 August 2018.