James A. Burke (Massachusetts politician)

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

James A. Burke
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts
In office
January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1979
Preceded byRichard B. Wigglesworth
Succeeded byBrian J. Donnelly
Constituency13th district (1959–63)
11th district (1963–79)
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1937–1939
Preceded byFrank J. Morrison
Succeeded by1
In office
1947–1955
Preceded byJohn T. Padden
Succeeded byMichael Herbert Cantwell
Personal details
Born(1910-03-30)March 30, 1910
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedOctober 13, 1983(1983-10-13) (aged 73)
Boston, Massachusetts
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materSuffolk University
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Unit77th Infantry Division
Battles/warsWorld War II

He was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He was educated in the Boston public schools and Lincoln Preparatory School and attended Suffolk University.

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 World War II Burke was a special agent in Counter-intelligence, attached to the 77th Infantry Division in the South Pacific.

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 Eighty-sixth Congress. He was reelected to the nine succeeding Congresses, and served from January 3, 1959 to January 3, 1979. He rose through seniority to become the second-ranking Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee, and was considered an expert on the Social Security system. Burke was not a candidate for reelection in 1978 to the Ninety-sixth Congress.

He was a resident of Milton, Massachusetts until his death in Boston, Massachusetts on October 13, 1983 and his interment was at Milton Cemetery in Milton, Massachusetts.[1]

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.
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References
  1. "James A. Burke, 73, Is Dead; Served in Congress 20 Years". The New York Times. Associated Press. October 14, 1983. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Richard B. Wigglesworth		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 13th congressional district
January 3, 1959 - January 3, 1963		 Succeeded by
District eliminated
Preceded by
Tip O'Neill		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 11th congressional district
January 3, 1963 - January 3, 1979		 Succeeded by
Brian J. Donnelly
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