Raymond H. Burke

Raymond H. Burke

Raymond Hugh Burke (born November 4, 1881 in Nicholsville , Clermont County , Ohio , †  August 18, 1954 in Hamilton , Ohio) was an American politician . Between 1947 and 1949 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Raymond Burke attended the Jackson School . After that, he worked on a farm and in the city government, while he was also trained as a teacher. In 1899 and 1900 he was a teacher at the Pendleton School near Point Pleasant . He then continued his own education between 1900 and 1905 at Oberlin Academy and Oberlin College . In 1906 he graduated from the University of Chicago . From 1906 to 1915 he was a member of the faculty at Miami University , Oxford . His subjects were geography, geology and music. Between 1918 and 1923 he worked as a personnel manager. After that he was responsible for the finances of an automobile agency until 1926. From 1926 to 1954 he worked as a special representative for an insurance company. Politically, he became a member of the Republican Party . Between 1928 and 1940 he was mayor of the city of Hamilton; from 1942 to 1946 he was a member of the Ohio Senate .

In the 1946 congressional election , Burke was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded Democrat Edward Joseph Gardner on January 3, 1947 . Since he was not confirmed in 1948, he could only complete one term in Congress until January 3, 1949 . He was a member of the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. During his time in Congress, the Cold War began .

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Raymond Burke continued to work in the insurance industry. In 1949 and 1950 he lectured at Miami University. He died on August 18, 1954 in Hamilton, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Raymond H. Burke in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Raymond H. Burke in the database of Find a Grave (English)