Political Career
In 1857, he was elected to represent Polk County in the Oregon Constitutional Convention held in Oregon in August and September. At the convention he was part of a special committee with James K. Kelly and La Fayette Grover that designed the Oregon State Seal. Burch was also a member of the Military Affairs Committee. In 1858, he was elected to the first session of the state legislature as a Democrat representing Polk County in the Oregon House of Representatives. Oregon was still waiting to be admitted to the Union, and the legislature did not officially convene until 1859.
Burch remained out of politics until 1868 when he was elected to the Oregon State Senate. He represented Polk County as a Democrat during a four-year term. During the 1868 legislature he served as President of the Senate.
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