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J. Henry Burch
1836–1883
United States
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Biography
James Henri Burch, often written as J. Henri Burch, (1836 – July 29, 1883) was an African-American state legislator in Louisiana during Reconstruction, the years after the Civil War. He represented East Baton Rouge Parish in both the state's House of Representatives and Senate and was an important Black political leader in the period.
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