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John Burke
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For other men with the same name, ''see John Burke (disambiguation).''
Image:John_burke.jpg right|thumb|Statue of John Burke
'''John Burke''' (
February 25,
1859–
May 14,
1937) was an
United States American lawyer, jurist, and political leader from
North Dakota.
Burke was born in
Keokuk County, Iowa and moved to the
Dakota Territory. After North Dakota was admitted to the union, he served in the state's House of Representatives in
1891 and in its Senate from
1893 to
1896. He served three terms (
1907-
1913) as a
United States Democratic Party Democratic List of Governors of North Dakota governor in largely
United States Republican Party Republican North Dakota. He ran for the United States Senate in 1916 but lost. From
1913 to
1921 Burke was
Treasurer of the United States, under President
Woodrow Wilson. He later served as a justice of the State Supreme Court in North Dakota from
1924 until his death on
May 14,
1937.
Burke County, North Dakota is named in his honor.
A statue of John Burke was placed in the
National Statuary Hall in the
U.S. Capitol by the state of North Dakota in 1963.
External links
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National Statuary Hall Collection includes biography and photo of statue.
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Category:Treasurers of the United States Burke, John
Category:North Dakota Supreme Court justices Burke, John
Category:Governors of North Dakota Burke, John
Category:North Dakota State Senators Burke, John
Category:Members of the North Dakota House of Representatives Burke, John
Category:1859 births Burke, John
Category:1937 deaths Burke, John
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