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William Joseph Burke (September 25, 1862 – November 7, 1925) was a British-born American politician and businessman.


Biography

Burke was born in
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, of
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parents. He served a four-year term on the Allegheny Common Council and from 1906 to 1910 was a member of the greater city council of Pittsburgh, until its merger with Allegheny City. Burke was a member of the
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from 1915 to 1918. He was a
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from
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from 1919 to 1923, as a member of the
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. 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
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, Butler County. He was involved with organized labor as a chairman of the Order of Railroad Conductors. He was interred in the Roman Catholic
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Burke, William J. 1862 births 1925 deaths Republican Party Pennsylvania state senators Burials at Calvary Catholic Cemetery (Pittsburgh) British emigrants to the United States Politicians from Pittsburgh Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania Pittsburgh City Council members 20th-century American politicians