Michael E. Burke
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Michael Edmund Burke (October 15, 1863 - December 12, 1918) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.
Born at Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, Burke attended the public schools and was graduated from the Wayland Academy at Beaver Dam in 1884. He studied law at the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1886 and 1887. He was admitted to the bar in 1888 and commenced practice at Beaver Dam. Town clerk 1887-1889. He served as member of the State assembly 1891-1893. He served in the State senate 1895-1899. 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.
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| Preceded by Charles H. Weisse |
United States Representative for the 6th Congressional District of Wisconsin 1911-1913 |
Succeeded by Michael K. Reilly |
