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Samuel Dickinson Burchard

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Samuel Dickinson Burchard

Birth
Steuben, Oneida County, New York, USA
Death
25 Sep 1891 (aged 79)
Saratoga, Saratoga County, New York, USA
Burial
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Section 119, Lot 504
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Religious Leader. An ordained Presbyterian minister, he served as chancellor of Ingham University, and as president of Rutgers Female College. During the 1884 Presidential Campaign between Republican James Blaine and Democrat Grover Cleveland, while a minister in New York City, New York, Samuel Burchard gained renown for his attack on the Democratic Party that became to be known as the "Rum, Romanism and Rebellion" sermon. The sermon, which stated Democrats supported liquor ("rum"), Catholicism ("romanism") and the Confederacy in 1861 ("rebellion"), angered many New Yorkers, as it was seen as blatant hostility towards Catholics, especially Irish Catholics. The resulting backlash did cause many to switch their votes to Grover Cleveland, and Reverend Burchard's sermon is now thought of as having influenced James Blaine's defeat.
Religious Leader. An ordained Presbyterian minister, he served as chancellor of Ingham University, and as president of Rutgers Female College. During the 1884 Presidential Campaign between Republican James Blaine and Democrat Grover Cleveland, while a minister in New York City, New York, Samuel Burchard gained renown for his attack on the Democratic Party that became to be known as the "Rum, Romanism and Rebellion" sermon. The sermon, which stated Democrats supported liquor ("rum"), Catholicism ("romanism") and the Confederacy in 1861 ("rebellion"), angered many New Yorkers, as it was seen as blatant hostility towards Catholics, especially Irish Catholics. The resulting backlash did cause many to switch their votes to Grover Cleveland, and Reverend Burchard's sermon is now thought of as having influenced James Blaine's defeat.

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28048572/samuel_dickinson-burchard: accessed ), memorial page for Samuel Dickinson Burchard (6 Sep 1812–25 Sep 1891), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28048572, citing Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.