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 by	Joel B. Danner
Succeeded by	James Gamble
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 16th district
In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
Preceded by	James Xavier McLanahan
Succeeded by	Lemuel Todd
Personal details
Born	January 31, 1804 York, Pennsylvania
Died	June 24, 1868 (aged 64) York, Pennsylvania
Political party	Democratic

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

• United States Congress. "William Henry Kurtz (id: K000345)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• The Political Graveyard