Orlando Burrell Explained

Orlando Burrell
State:Illinois
Term Start:March 4, 1895
Term End:March 3, 1897
Predecessor:George W. Smith
Successor:James R. Campbell
Birth Name:Orlando Burrell
Birth Date:26 July 1826
Birth Place:Newton, Pennsylvania
Death Place:Carmi, Illinois
Restingplace:Maple Ridge Cemetery
Party:Republican

Orlando Burrell (July 26, 1826 – June 7, 1921) was an American Civil War veteran who served as a U.S. Representative from Illinois for one term from 1895 to 1897.

Life and career

Born in Newton, Pennsylvania, Burrell moved with his parents to White County, Illinois, in 1834. He attended the common schools. He engaged in agricultural pursuits.

Civil War

During the Civil 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.

After the war

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.

Congress

Burrell was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress. He retired from public life and resumed his agricultural pursuits.

Death

He died in Carmi, Illinois, June 7, 1921. He was interred in Maple Ridge Cemetery.