Orlando Burrell | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's20th district | |
| In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 | |
| Preceded by | George W. Smith |
| Succeeded by | James R. Campbell |
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| Born | Orlando Burrell (1826-07-26)July 26, 1826 Newton,Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | June 7, 1921(1921-06-07) (aged 94) Carmi, Illinois, U.S. |
| Resting place | Maple Ridge Cemetery |
| Party | Republican |
Orlando Burrell (July 26, 1826 – June 7, 1921) was an American Civil War veteran who served as aU.S. Representative fromIllinois for one term from 1895 to 1897.
Born in Newton, Pennsylvania, Burrell moved with his parents toWhite County, Illinois, in 1834. He attended the common schools. He engaged in agricultural pursuits.
During theCivil War he raised a company of Cavalry in June 1861, and was elected its captain, and was attached to the First Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Cavalry.
He served as judge of White County 1873-1881. Sheriff of White County 1892-1894. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention at Minneapolis in 1892.
Burrell was elected as aRepublican to theFifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896 to theFifty-fifth Congress. He retired from public life and resumed his agricultural pursuits.
He died inCarmi, Illinois, June 7, 1921. He was interred in Maple Ridge Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's 20th congressional district 1895–1897 | Succeeded by |
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