J. Herbert Burke (January 14, 1913 – June 16, 1993) was a Republican

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from

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who served from 1967 to 1979.

History

He was born in

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, where he attended the public schools, the defunct Central YMCA College, and then

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in nearby Evanston, Illinois. He later graduated from Kent College of Law in Chicago. Burke served in the

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in France during World War Two, and was awarded the

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and the

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. He also earned the European Theater Medal and the American Theater Ribbon, and was discharged with the rank of

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Career

He was

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in 1940 and practiced in Chicago from 1940 to 1949, and in

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, Florida, from 1949 to 1968. In 1952, Burke was elected Republican commissioner in

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and served in that capacity until 1967. He was a Republican State committeeman from 1954 to 1958. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Eighty-fourth Congress in a

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held on January 11, 1955, losing to Democrat Paul Rogers. Burke served as delegate to

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s in

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, and

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. In 1968, he was a member of the Republican Platform Committee. In 1956, he was appointed by

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to the Southeastern Advisory Board of Small Business. Burke was elected to the Ninetieth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1979). Burke voted in favor of the

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Scandal

On May 27, 1978, Burke was arrested at the Centerfold Bar in Dania, Florida, on charges of disorderly intoxication and

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.Around the Nation , SPECIAL TO THE NEW YORK TIMES , JULY 20, 1978 ,
/ref> Burke claimed he had come to the club in an attempt to prevent a narcotics deal. He later pleaded guilty to the charges and ''

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'' to an additional charge of

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and sentenced to three months of

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and a $177.50 fine.
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starring

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and

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Election

Despite the arrest, Burke ran for reelection in 1978 to the Ninety-sixth Congress. He lost in a landslide to Democrat Edward J. Stack. After leaving Congress, he resided in

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, and Fern Park, Florida, until his death in 1993 in

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