Thomas Henry Burke (May 6, 1904 – September 12, 1959) was an American politician who represented

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in the

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from 1949 to 1951.

Early life and career

Burke was born in

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where he attended St. Patrick's grade school and St. John's College. After his formal education, he served in the

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as a pharmacist's mate 1923–1927 and in the Naval Fleet Reserve 1927–1939. He worked for the Dana 1928–1937 and was an official of

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Union 1938–1948. Burke was a member of the

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in 1941 and 1942. He served as a member of Toledo city council 1944–1948. He was vice mayor of Toledo in 1948.

Congress

Burke was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-first Congress (January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951) but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1950 to the

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. After leaving Congress, he was a labor and manpower adviser in the

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in 1951. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1952 to the

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. He moved to

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and worked as a legislative representative for the United Automobile Workers' Union.

Death

He died in Arlington, Virginia and was buried in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Burke, Thomas Henry (representative) 1904 births 1959 deaths Politicians from Toledo, Ohio Burials at Arlington National Cemetery United Auto Workers people Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio 20th-century American politicians