Roswell Beebe Burchard (1860âÂÂ1931) was an American politician. In the years 1913 to 1915 he was the Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island. He also served as a speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 1907 to 1911.
Roswell B. Burchard attended Eastman Business College before obtaining a bachelors degree from the College of The City of New York in 1880. He married Edith Russel Church in 1897. Later, he passed the bar and obtained a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1903. However it's unknown if he was legally active.
In 1904, Burchard delivered a historical address titled The Town of Little Compton on the occasion of the bicentennial of the United Congregational Church of Little Compton in Little Compton, Rhode Island.
Roswell B. Burchard was a lifelong Republican serving in both positions he held as a Republican. He served as speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 1907 to 1911. From 1913 to 1915 he was the Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island.
Other than his time in office, party stance and responsibilities, information on his political life is scarce.