William Henry Kurtz

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William Henry Kurtz (January 31, 1804 - June 24, 1868) was a Democrat member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

William H. Kurtz was born in York, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and the York County Academy at York. He studied law, was admitted to the bar on January 7, 1828, and commenced practice in York. He served as prosecuting attorney of York County, Pennsylvania.

Kurtz was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses. He served as chairman of the United Sates House Committee on Public Expenditures during the Thirty-third Congress. He resumed the practice of law and died in York in 1868. Interment in Prospect Hill Cemetery.

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• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• The Political Graveyard

Preceded by Joel B. Danner	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district 1851 - 1853	Succeeded by James Gamble
Preceded by District created	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 25th congressional district 1853 - 1855	Succeeded by John Dick