{{Short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Orlando Burrell |image = OrlandoBurrell.jpg |caption = |state = Illinois |district = {{ushr|Illinois|20|20th}} |term_start = March 4, 1895 |term_end = March 3, 1897 |predecessor = George W. Smith |successor = James R. Campbell |birth_name = Orlando Burrell |birth_date = {{Birth date|1826|7|26}} |birth_place = Newton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |death_date = {{Death date and age|1921|6|7|1826|7|26}} |death_place = Carmi, Illinois, U.S. |resting_place = Maple Ridge Cemetery |party = Republican }}
'''Orlando Burrell''' (July 26, 1826 – June 7, 1921) was an American Civil War veteran who served as a U.S. Representative from Illinois for one term from 1895 to 1897.
==Life and career== Born in Newton, Pennsylvania, Burrell moved with his parents to White County, Illinois, in 1834. He attended the common schools. He engaged in agricultural pursuits.
=== Civil War === During the Civil War he raised a company of Cavalry in June 1861, and was elected its captain, and was attached to the First Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Cavalry.
=== After the war === He served as judge of White County 1873-1881. Sheriff of White County 1892-1894. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention at Minneapolis in 1892.
===Congress=== Burrell was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress. He retired from public life and resumed his agricultural pursuits.
==Death== He died in Carmi, Illinois, June 7, 1921. He was interred in Maple Ridge Cemetery.
==References== {{CongBio|B001136}}
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