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Samuel Dickinson Burchard (September 6, 1812 – September 25, 1891) was a 19th-century
Samuel Dickinson Burchard (September 6, 1812 – September 25, 1891) was a 19th-century American
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minister from New York
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Born inSteuben, New York
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, Burchard moved to Kentucky with his parents in 1830, attended Centre College and graduated in 1837. He was licensed to preach in 1838. He was pastor of several Presbyterian churches in New York City. Burchard was chancellor of the Ingham University, and president of Rutgers female college. He died at Saratoga, New York.
Burchard originated the phrase, "Rum, Romanism
Romanism is a derogatory term for Roman Catholicism used when anti-Catholicism was more common in the United States.
The term was frequently used in late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century Republican invectives against the Democrats, as par ...
, and Rebellion" and applied it to the Democratic Party near the end of the Blaine- Cleveland campaign in the 1884 United States presidential election
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. The phrase was said to have cost Republican Blaine the presidency.
He died in Saratoga, New York on September 25, 1891.
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