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Michael E. Burke
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917
Preceded byJohn M. Nelson
Succeeded byEdward Voigt
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913
Preceded byCharles H. Weisse
Succeeded byMichael K. Reilly
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
In office
1895-1899
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
1891-1893
Personal details
BornOctober 15, 1863
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
DiedDecember 12, 1918(1918-12-12) (aged 55)
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
Political partyDemocratic

Michael Edmund Burke (October 15, 1863 – December 12, 1918) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.[1]

Born in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin,[2] Burke attended local public schools and graduated from the Wayland Academy in Beaver Dam in 1884. He studied law at the University 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 the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1891 to 1893. He served in the Wisconsin 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 a Democrat to the Sixty-second United States Congress representing Wisconsin's 6th congressional district from March 4, 1911 till March 3, 1913. He was reelected to the Sixty-third, and Sixty-fourth Congresses this time as a representative of Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917).[2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1916. He died at Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, December 12, 1918.[2][3] He was interred in St. Patrick's Cemetery.

References

  1. ^ Wisconsin Historical Society-Michael E. Burke
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Michael E. Burke Called by Death at Beaver Dam". The Watertown News. Watertown, WI. December 13, 1918. p. 2. Retrieved March 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Michael E. Burke Died This Morning". The Post-Crescent. Appleton, WI. December 12, 1918. p. 6. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 6th congressional district
March 4, 1911 – March 3,1913 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district
March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917 		Succeeded by
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