Walter Burdick (April 23, 1893 – March 7, 1982) was an American farmer and politician.
Burdick was born in
Viola Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota
Viola Township is a township in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 555 at the 2000 census.
The township includes the unincorporated community of Viola.
History
Viola Township was organized in 1858, and named after Viol ...
. He went to the
Minneapolis public schools. Burdick lived in
Rochester, Minnesota
Rochester is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Olmsted County. Located on rolling bluffs on the Zumbro River's south fork in Southeast Minnesota, the city is the home and birthplace of the renowned Mayo Clinic.
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, with his wife and family and was a farmer. He was a member of the
Minnesota House of Representatives from 1939 to 1946 and in the
Minnesota Senate from 1947 to 1958. He died at a nursing home in Rochester, Minnesota.
Minnesota Legislators Past and Present - Walter Burdick
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1893 births
1982 deaths
Politicians from Rochester, Minnesota
Farmers from Minnesota
Members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Minnesota state senators
20th-century American legislators
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