James A. Burke (Massachusetts politician)

James A. Burke
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts
In office January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1979
Preceded by	Richard B. Wigglesworth
Succeeded by	Brian J. Donnelly
Constituency	13th district (1959–63) 11th district (1963–79)
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1937–1939
Preceded by	Frank J. Morrison
Succeeded by	Michael Paul Feeney and Frank J. Morrison1
In office 1947–1955
Preceded by	John T. Padden
Succeeded by	Michael Herbert Cantwell
Personal details
Born	(1910-03-30)March 30, 1910 77th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War II

James Anthony Burke (March 30, 1910 – October 13, 1983) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts from 1959 to 1979.

He was born in

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 Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1937 to 1939.

During

After the war he was again elected to the Massachusetts House, serving four terms, 1947 to 1955, and attaining the position of assistant majority leader.

He served as vice chairman of the Massachusetts 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

• Massachusetts legislature: 1937–1938, 1947–1948, 1949–1950, 1951–1952, 1953–1954

Note

1.^ The 18th Suffolk District sent two representatives to the Massachusetts 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.