Born in
Leyden, New York, Burchard moved to
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin with his father
Charles Burchard in 1845, was later appointed assistant
quartermaster of
volunteers with the rank of
captain, being stationed in
New York, and was mustered out with the rank of
major. Burchard served in the
Wisconsin Senate from 1872 to 1874. Burchard served as mayor of Beaver Dam in 1871, and from 1872 to 1874 he was a member of the Wisconsin Senate. He was elected a
Democrat to the
United States House of Representatives in 1874 to the
44th United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1875 until March 3, 1877. He served as the representative of
Wisconsin's 5th congressional district. Afterwards, he engaged in
agricultural pursuits until his death in
Greenwood, Texas on September 1, 1901. He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery in Greenwood. ==References==