Shirley Carter Burden Jr. (August 25, 1941 – January 23, 1996) was an American politician who served in the

New York City Council The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of New York City. It has 51 members from 51 council districts throughout the five Borough (New York City), boroughs. The council serves as a check against the Mayor of New York City, mayor in a may ...

from 1970 to 1977. He was a great-great-great-grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt. Burden received his B.A. from Harvard University and his LL.B. from Columbia Law School. He died on January 23, 1996, in Manhattan, New York City, at age 54.

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