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Herbert Burke | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromFlorida | |
| In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | District established (redistricting) |
| Succeeded by | Edward J. Stack |
| Constituency | 10th district (1967–73) 12th district (1973–79) |
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| Born | (1911-01-14)January 14, 1911 |
| Died | June 16, 1993(1993-06-16) (aged 82) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Evelyn Krumtinger |
| Education | Central YMCA College Northwestern University (BA) Illinois Institute of Technology (LLB) |
J. Herbert Burke (January 14, 1911 – June 16, 1993) was aRepublicanU.S. Representative fromFlorida who served from 1967 to 1979.
He was born inChicago, where he attended the public schools, the defunctCentral YMCA College, and thenNorthwestern University in nearbyEvanston.[1] He later graduated fromKent College of Law in Chicago.[1]
Burke served in the United States Army in France during World War II, and was awarded thePurple Heart and theBronze Star.[1] He also earned the European Theater Medal and the American Theater Ribbon, and was discharged with the rank ofcaptain.
He wasadmitted to the bar in 1940 and practiced in Chicago from 1940 to 1949, and inHollywood, Florida, from 1949 to 1968. In 1952, Burke was elected Republican commissioner inBroward County and served in that capacity until 1967. He was a Republican State committeeman from 1954 to 1958. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to theEighty-fourth Congress in aspecial election held on January 11, 1955, losing toDemocratPaul Rogers.
Burke served as delegate toRepublican National Conventions in1968,1972, and1976.[1] In 1968, he was a member of the Republican Platform Committee. In 1956, he was appointed byU.S. PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower to the Southeastern Advisory Board of Small Business.
Burke was elected to theNinetieth and to the five succeeding Congresses(January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1979). Burke voted in favor of theCivil Rights Act of 1968.[2]
On May 27, 1978, Burke was arrested at the Centerfold Bar inDania, Florida, on charges of disorderlyintoxication andresisting arrest.[3] Burke claimed he had come to the club in an attempt to prevent a narcotics deal. He later pleaded guilty to the charges andnolo contendere to an additional charge ofwitness tampering and sentenced to three months ofprobation and a $177.50 fine.[3][4]
The incident later became the basis for the novelStrip Tease, which was made into afilm starringBurt Reynolds andDemi Moore.
Despite the arrest, Burke ran for reelection in 1978 to theNinety-sixth Congress. He lost in a landslide to DemocratEdward J. Stack.
After leaving Congress, he resided inFalls Church, Virginia, andFern Park, Florida, until his death in 1993 inAltamonte Springs, Florida.[1]
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromFlorida's 10th congressional district 1967–1973 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromFlorida's 12th congressional district 1973–1979 | Succeeded by |
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