Preceded by John R.K. Scott Succeeded by John M. Morin | Political party Republican Name William Burke | |
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Born September 25, 1862
London, England ( 1862-09-25 ) Died November 7, 1925(1925-11-07) (aged 63) | ||
William Joseph Burke (September 25, 1862 – November 7, 1925) was an American politician and businessman.
Biography
He was born in London, England, of Irish parents. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1915 to 1918. He was a U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania from 1919 to 1923, as a member of the United States Republican Party. In 1922, he ran for the United States Senate from Pennsylvania as a member of the Progressive Party and came in third place, receiving 8% of the vote. In the early 1900s he became interested in the development of oil near Callery, Butler County. He was involved with organized labor as a chairman of the Order of Railroad Conductors. He was interred in the Roman Catholic Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.