Michael E. Burke
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Michael Edmund Burke was a U.S. Representative
from Wisconsin
.
Born at Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
, Burke attended local public schools and was graduated from the Wayland Academy
at Beaver Dam in 1884.
He studied law at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
in 1886 and 1887.
He was admitted to the bar in 1888 and commenced practice at Beaver Dam.
He served as town clerk 1887–1889.
He served as member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
1891–1893.
He served in the Wisconsin State Senate
1895–1899.
Burke served as city attorney of Beaver Dam 1893–1908.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1904.
Burke was elected mayor of Beaver Dam and served from 1908 to 1910.
Burke was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-second, Sixty-third, and Sixty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1916.
He died at Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
, December 12, 1918.
He was interred in St. Patrick's Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
.
Born at Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
Beaver Dam is a city in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States, along Beaver Dam Lake and the Beaver Dam River. The population was 16,243 at the 2010 census, making it the second largest city in Dodge County, and the largest city fully located within the county. It is the principal city of the...
, Burke attended local public schools and was graduated from the Wayland Academy
Wayland Academy
Wayland Academy is a private, coeducational college preparatory boarding high school located in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, USA. The student population at the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year was 220...
at Beaver Dam in 1884.
He studied law at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
in 1886 and 1887.
He was admitted to the bar in 1888 and commenced practice at Beaver Dam.
He served as town clerk 1887–1889.
He served as member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Wisconsin State Assembly
The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin....
1891–1893.
He served in the Wisconsin State Senate
Wisconsin State Senate
The Wisconsin Senate, the powers of which are modeled after those of the U.S. Senate, is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature, smaller than the Wisconsin State Assembly...
1895–1899.
Burke served as city attorney of Beaver Dam 1893–1908.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1904.
Burke was elected mayor of Beaver Dam and served from 1908 to 1910.
Burke was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Sixty-second, Sixty-third, and Sixty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1916.
He died at Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
Beaver Dam is a city in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States, along Beaver Dam Lake and the Beaver Dam River. The population was 16,243 at the 2010 census, making it the second largest city in Dodge County, and the largest city fully located within the county. It is the principal city of the...
, December 12, 1918.
He was interred in St. Patrick's Cemetery.