Michael E. Burke

Michael E. Burke, 1913

Michael Edmund Burke (born October 15, 1863 in Beaver Dam , Dodge County , Wisconsin , †  December 12, 1918 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1911 and 1917 he represented the state of Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Michael Burke attended the public schools of his home country and the Wayland Academy , which he graduated in 1884. After a subsequent law degree at the University of Wisconsin – Madison and his admission as a lawyer in 1888, he began to work in Beaver Dam in his new profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . From 1887 to 1889 Burke was a town clerk in his home parish. Between 1891 and 1893 he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly ; from 1895 to 1899 he was a member of the State Senate . Between 1893 and 1908 he was also the legal representative of the city of Beaver Dam. From 1908 to 1910 he also served as mayor there. In 1904 Burke was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in St. Louis , where Alton B. Parker was nominated as a presidential candidate.

In the 1910 congressional election , Burke was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the sixth constituency of Wisconsin , where he succeeded Charles H. Weisse on March 4, 1911 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1917 . However, he represented there since 1913 as the successor to John M. Nelson, the second district of Wisconsin. During his time in Congress, the 16th and 17th amendments to the Constitution were passed there. In the 1916 election, Burke was defeated by Republican Edward Voigt .

Michael Burke died on December 12, 1918 in Beaver Dam and was buried there.

Web links

• Michael E. Burke in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Michael E. Burke in the database of Find a Grave (English)