Famous People with Name Burke

Burke Marshall            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Burke Marshall: was an American lawyer and head of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice during the Civil Rights Era.Marshall was born in Plainfield, New Jersey. He attended the Phillips Exeter Academy, graduating in 1940, and received a BA from Yale University in 1943. He joined the army, working in the intelligence corps as a Japanese translator and cryptoanalyst. It was during his military service that he met Violet Person, whom he later married.

Burke Shelley            Origin/Culture/Country: Welsh

Burke Shelley: is the bass guitarist, and vocalist of hugely influential Welsh rock group Budgie.Shelley is often compared to Rush bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee as they both share the position of bassist/vocalist in power trio bands, both have high pitched distinctive voic

Burke Boyce            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Burke Boyce: was an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Burke Riley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Burke Riley: was an American state legislator, lawyer, and public official on territorial, state, and national levels. He was a delegate to the Alaska Constitutional Convention in 1955 and 1956, representing the city of Haines, Alaska, and he was a signer of the Alask

Michael Edmund Burke            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Michael Edmund Burke: was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin. He studied law at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1886 and 1887. He was admitted to the bar in 1888 and commenced practice at Beaver Dam. He served as town clerk 1887–1889. He served as member of the Wiscon

Edward Austin Burke            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edward Austin Burke: was the Democratic State Treasurer of Louisiana from 1878 to 1888. Burke was the first Democrat to hold the office of Louisiana Treasurer following Reconstruction. Burke later fled to Honduras after it was discovered that there were misappropriations of s

John Harley Burke            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Harley Burke: was an American lawyer, real estate broker and politician. The Democrat served as the first United States Representative from California's 18th congressional district for one term, from 1933 to 1935. Burke first ran in 1932 for the United States House of

J. Herbert Burke            Origin/Culture/Country: American

J. Herbert Burke: was a U.S. Representative from Florida.Burke was elected Republican commissioner in Broward County, Florida, in 1952 and served in that capacity until 1967. He served as Republican State committeeman from 1954 to 1958. He was an unsuccessful candidate for

Vincent Patrick Burke            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Vincent Patrick Burke: was a Newfoundland educator and administrator and a member of the Canadian Senate.Burke was a member of the Dominion of Newfoundland's Council of Higher Education which was established in 1893 by members of the various religious denominations that operated schools in the province (there was no public school system) to facilitate the pursuit of post-secondary education by Newfoundlanders. As there was no university in Newfoundland, the CHE negotiated agreements with universities in Canada the United Kingdom and the United States to enable them to admit students from Newfoundland and created and oversaw a Common Entrance Examination by which high school graduates could establish their credentials for university admission. As Newfoundland's educational system ended at Grade 11, students wishing to pursue post-secondary education had to make up the equivalent of an extra year of education in their preparations for the exam.