James A. Burke (Massachusetts politician)
James Anthony Burke (March 30, 1910 – October 13, 1983) was a United States Representative from M*achusetts from 1959 to 1979.
He was born in Boston, M*achusetts. He was educated in the Boston public schools and Lincoln Preparatory School and attended Suffolk University.
Burke was a real estate salesman, and served in appointive positions including registrar of vital statistics for the city of Boston.
He was a Democrat, and served in the M*achusetts House of Representatives from 1937 to 1939.
During World War II Burke was a special agent in Counter-intelligence, attached to the 77th Infantry Division in the South Pacific.
After the war he was again elected to the M*achusetts House, serving four terms, 1947 to 1955, and attaining the position of *istant majority leader.
He served as vice chairman of the M*achusetts Democratic State Committee for four years. He was the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor in 1954, and ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination in 1956.
In 1958 Burke was elected to the Eighty-sixth Congress. He was reelected to the nine succeeding Congresses, and served from January 3, 1959 to January 3, 1979. He rose through seniority to become the second-ranking Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee, and was considered an expert on the Social Security system. Burke was not a candidate for reelection in 1978 to the Ninety-sixth Congress.
He was a resident of Milton, M*achusetts until his death in Boston, M*achusetts on October 13, 1983 and his interment was at Milton Cemetery in Milton, M*achusetts.
Contents
- 1 See also
- 2 Note
- 3 References
- 4 External links
See also
- M*achusetts legislature: 1937–1938, 1947–1948, 1949–1950, 1951–1952, 1953–1954
Note
1.^ The 18th Suffolk District sent two representatives to the M*achusetts House of Representatives in 1939. Michael Paul Feeney and Frank J. Morrison succeeded Burke and Patrick J. Welsh.References
External links
- United States Congress. "James A. Burke (id: B001092)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- James A. Burke at Find a Grave