Edward J. Burke (May 19, 1876 - November 2, 1935) was an

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machinist from

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who was a

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, and spent a single term as a Democratic member of the

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. He went to law school in the evening in

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and Milwaukee. He was elected in 1912 to the newly redistricted 16th Milwaukee County Assembly district (the 16th Ward of the City of Milwaukee, the

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of Wauwatosa and the

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of Wauwatosa). He was defeated for re-election in 1914 by Republican

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.'Wisconsin Blue Book 1915,' Election statistics, pg. 251

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1876 births 1935 deaths American justices of the peace Machinists Politicians from Milwaukee Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Democratic-stub