Edward J. Burke

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Edward J. Burke
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
1913–1914
Personal details
Born(1876-05-19)May 19, 1876
DiedNovember 2, 1935(1935-11-02) (aged 59) [1]
Milwaukee, Wisconsin [1]
Political party Democrat

Edward J. Burke (May 19, 1876 - November 2, 1935) was an American machinist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin who was a justice of the peace, and spent a single term as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. He went to law school in the evening in Chicago, Illinois and Milwaukee. [2] [3]

He was elected in 1912 to the newly redistricted 16th Milwaukee County Assembly district (the 16th Ward of the City of Milwaukee, the Town of Wauwatosa and the City of Wauwatosa). He was defeated for re-election in 1914 by Republican William A. Schroeder. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q5SC-BB4Y  : 18 July 2020), Mr Edward J Burke, 1935.
  2. "Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 18481999 State of Wisconsin Legislative Bureau. Information Bulletin 99-1, September 1999. p. 34 Archived December 9, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Wisconsin Blue Book 1913,' Biographical Sketch of Edward J. Burke, pg. 676
  4. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1915,' Election statistics, pg. 251