Timothy Burke (politician)
Timothy Burke | |
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Member of the Wisconsin State Senate | |
In office 1908–1924 | |
Constituency | District 2 |
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly | |
Constituency | Brown County Second District |
In office 1894–1896 | |
In office 1906–1908 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Morrison, Wisconsin | February 2, 1866
Died | December 31, 1926 Green Bay, Wisconsin | (aged 60)
Political party | Republican |
Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
Timothy Burke (February 2, 1866 – December 31, 1926) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.
Biography
Burke was born on February 2, 1866 on a farm in Morrison, Wisconsin.[1][2] He initially worked as a teacher and farmer. He entered law school in 1897 and passed the bar exam in December that year.[2] During the First World War he served in the Wisconsin State Guard.[2] He died in Green Bay on December 31, 1926.[2]
Political career
Burke was a member of the assembly from 1895 to 1896, again from 1907 to 1908. In between tenures in the assembly, he was sheriff of Brown County, Wisconsin from 1901 until 1902.[2] He became chairman of the Brown County Republican Party in 1904 and served until 1911, and served in the senate from 1909 to 1925. After his defeat in the 1924 Republican primary by John B. Chase, (an adherent of Senator Robert M. LaFollette), he returned to practicing law.[2]
References
- ^ "Timothy Burke". Political Graveyard. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "'Tim' Burke Brown County Senator Is Dead". Manitowoc Herald-Times. December 31, 1926. p. 1. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
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