Life span: 01/31/1804 to 06/24/1868Dickinson Connection: Class of 1825TabsLife SummaryFull name: William Henry KutzPlace of Birth: York County, PABurial Place: York, PABirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateEducation: Dickinson (Carlisle College)Occupation: PoliticianAttorney or JudgeRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderPolitical Parties: DemocraticGovernment: US House of RepresentativesLocal government Note Cards William Henry Kurtz (Congressional Biographical Directory) ReferenceKURTZ, William Henry, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in York, Pa., January 31, 1804; attended the common schools and the York County Academy at York, Pa.; studied law; was admitted to the bar on January 7, 1828, and commenced practice in York, Pa.; prosecuting attorney of York County; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses (March 4, 1851-March 3, 1855); chairman, Committee on Public Expenditures (Thirty-third Congress); resumed the practice of law; died in York, Pa., June 24, 1868; interment in Prospect Hill Cemetery."Kurtz, William Henry," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000345. Events Major TopicsDickinson College Documents Bibliography
William Henry Kurtz (Congressional Biographical Directory) ReferenceKURTZ, William Henry, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in York, Pa., January 31, 1804; attended the common schools and the York County Academy at York, Pa.; studied law; was admitted to the bar on January 7, 1828, and commenced practice in York, Pa.; prosecuting attorney of York County; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses (March 4, 1851-March 3, 1855); chairman, Committee on Public Expenditures (Thirty-third Congress); resumed the practice of law; died in York, Pa., June 24, 1868; interment in Prospect Hill Cemetery."Kurtz, William Henry," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000345.