Michael E. Burke | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromWisconsin | |
| In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917 | |
| Preceded by | John M. Nelson |
| Succeeded by | Edward Voigt |
| Constituency | 2nd district |
| In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 | |
| Preceded by | Charles H. Weisse |
| Succeeded by | Michael K. Reilly |
| Constituency | 6th district |
| Member of theWisconsin Senate from the13th district | |
| In office January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899 | |
| Preceded by | William Voss |
| Succeeded by | Michael A. Jacobs |
| Member of theWisconsin State Assembly from the | |
| In office January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895 | |
| Preceded by | Bennett E. Sampson |
| Succeeded by | Henry Gilmore |
| Constituency | Dodge 2nd district |
| In office January 5, 1891 – January 2, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas F. Solon |
| Succeeded by | Bennett E. Sampson |
| Constituency | Dodge 1st district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 15, 1863 |
| Died | December 12, 1918(1918-12-12) (aged 55) Beaver Dam, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Democratic |
Michael Edmund Burke (October 15, 1863 – December 12, 1918) was aU.S. Representative fromWisconsin.[1]
Born inBeaver Dam, Wisconsin,[2] Burke attended local public schools and graduated from theWayland Academy in Beaver Dam in 1884. He studied law at theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison in 1886 and 1887. He was admitted to the bar in 1888 and commenced practice in Beaver Dam.[2] He served as town clerk from 1887 to 1889. He served as member of theWisconsin State Assembly from 1891 to 1893. He served in theWisconsin State Senate from 1895 to 1899. Burke married Emma Sontag (1875–1921) in 1898.[2] Burke served as city attorney of Beaver Dam from 1893 to 1908.[2] 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 aDemocrat to theSixty-second United States Congress representingWisconsin's 6th congressional district from March 4, 1911 till March 3, 1913. He was reelected to theSixty-third, andSixty-fourth Congresses this time as a representative ofWisconsin's 2nd congressional district (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917).[2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1916. He died atBeaver Dam, Wisconsin, December 12, 1918.[2][3] He was interred in St. Patrick's Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromWisconsin's 6th congressional district March 4, 1911 – March 3,1913 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromWisconsin's 2nd congressional district March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917 | Succeeded by |
