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BURDICK (Soundex B632) — See also BARDACKE, BURD, BURDIKOFF, BURDINE, BURDITT, DICK, HARDICK, HURDIC, MURDICK.

  BURDICK: See also John Nelson Carlisle — Frederick S. Eaton
  Burdick, Abraham — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. American Labor candidate for New York state senate 8th District, 1942. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Burdick, Albertus C. — of Griswold, New London County, Conn. Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Griswold, 1906. Burial location unknown.
  Burdick, Allen B. — of Preston, New London County, Conn. Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Preston, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Burdick, Alvin H. — of Coldwater, Branch County, Mich. Village president of Coldwater, Michigan, 1854-55. Burial location unknown.
  Burdick, Ben See Benjamin D. Burdick
  Burdick, Benjamin D. (1903-1987) — also known as Ben Burdick — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Lawrence, Essex County, Mass., July 2, 1903. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948, 1956, 1960 (alternate); member of Wayne State University board of governors; elected 1959; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1963-77; appointed 1963. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; B'nai B'rith; American Jewish Congress; American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., December 5, 1987 (age 84 years, 156 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of Irwin H. Burdick. See Burdick-Hochman family of Michigan.
  Burdick, Beriah E. — of Preston, New London County, Conn. Democrat. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Preston; elected 1918. Burial location unknown.
  Burdick, Charles W. — Republican. Secretary of state of Wyoming, 1895-99. Burial location unknown.
  Burdick, Clark (1868-1948) — of Newport, Newport County, R.I. Born in Newport, Newport County, R.I., January 13, 1868. Son of J. Truman Burdick and Emily F. (Sherman) Burdick. Republican. Lawyer; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1906-08; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1912; member of Rhode Island state senate, 1915-16; mayor of Newport, R.I., 1917-18; U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1919-33. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died August 27, 1948 (age 80 years, 227 days). Interment at St. Mary's Episcopal Cemetery, Portsmouth, R.I.
  Relatives: Married, February 9, 1898, to Elizabeth L. Peckham.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Burdick, Clayton E. — of New Jersey. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1954. Still living as of 1954.
  Burdick, Clem, Sr. See J. Clem Burdick, Sr.
  Burdick, Don — of Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 2008. Still living as of 2008.
  Burdick, F. N. See Frank Noyes Burdick
  Burdick, Frank Noyes (1839-1917) — also known as F. N. Burdick — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Vermillion, Clay County, S.Dak.; East Guilford, Guilford, Windham County, Vt. Born in Guilford, Windham County, Vt., September 14, 1839. Son of Thompson Edwin Burdick (1810-1892) and Elizabeth 'Betsy' (Noyes) Burdick (1813-1901). Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician; newspaper editor; member Dakota territorial council, 1883-84. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died, from arteriosclerosis and interstitial nephritis, in Guilford, Windham County, Vt., February 22, 1917 (age 77 years, 161 days). Interment at Christ Church Cemetery, Manhasset, Long Island, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Thompson Edwin Burdick (1810-1892) and Elizabeth 'Betsy' (Noyes) Burdick (1813-1901); married, September 2, 1862, to Amelia Bowker; married to Nina Davis (1837-1916).
  Epitaph: "Physician and Friend."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Burdick, Ginny — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Burdick, Irwin H. (1913-1992) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Northville, Wayne County, Mich. Born May 2, 1913. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1960, 1964; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1976-81; defeated, 1974. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., June 10, 1992 (age 79 years, 39 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of Benjamin D. Burdick; uncle of Larry Hochman. See Burdick-Hochman family of Michigan.
  Burdick, J. Clem, Sr. — of Union City, Obion County, Tenn. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1924 (alternate), 1932, 1940 (alternate). Burial location unknown.
  Burdick, James — of California. Member of California state assembly 19th District, 1859-60. Burial location unknown.
  Burdick, James W. — of Michigan. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1976. Still living as of 1976.
  Burdick, Jerry H. — of Wellsville, Allegany County, N.Y. Democrat. Chair of Allegany County Democratic Party, 1945; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Burdick, Jocelyn Birch (b. 1922) — also known as Jocelyn Birch Peterson — of Fargo, Cass County, N.Dak. Born in Fargo, Cass County, N.Dak., February 6, 1922. Democrat. U.S. Senator from North Dakota, 1992; appointed 1992. Female. Still living as of 2002.
  Relatives: Married 1960 to Quentin Northrop Burdick (son of Usher Lloyd Burdick). See Burdick family of North Dakota.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article
  Burdick, Joel — of Chenango County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Chenango County, 1845. Burial location unknown.
  Burdick, John R. — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1948, 1960 (alternate). Still living as of 1960.
  Burdick, Leon S. — of Chaplin, Windham County, Conn. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Chaplin, 1939-40. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Burdick, Mrs. M. C. — of Washington, D.C. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from District of Columbia, 1960, 1964 (alternate). Female. Still living as of 1964.
  Burdick, Martin V. — of Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa. Circuit judge in Iowa 10th District, 1869-72. Burial location unknown.
  Burdick, Morton H. — Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1914. Burial location unknown.
  Burdick, Naomi Lee — of Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Burdick, Nelson (1820-1908) — of Watertown, Jefferson County, N.Y. Born in Point Peninsula, Jefferson County, N.Y., December 28, 1820. Son of Adam Burdick and Elizabeth (Moore) Burdick. Democrat. Carriage manufacturer; mayor of Watertown, N.Y., 1882-83. Member, Freemasons. Died in Watertown, Jefferson County, N.Y., February 20, 1908 (age 87 years, 54 days). Interment at Brookside Cemetery, Watertown, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Adam Burdick and Elizabeth (Moore) Burdick; married, March 7, 1844, to Catherine Getman (1824-1846); married to Delia Getman (1828-1911); father of Catherine Rose Delancy Burdick (1845-1885; who married William Shuler Carlisle); grandfather of John Nelson Carlisle. See Carlisle family of New York.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Burdick, Noah Whittier (b. 1855) — also known as Noah W. Burdick — of Milbrook, Mecosta County, Mich.; Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Mich.; Mancelona, Antrim County, Mich. Born in Dexter, Penobscot County, Maine, September 6, 1855. Republican. Harness manufacturer; real estate business; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1899-1900, 1907-10 (Antrim District 1899-1900, Antrim County 1907-10). Burial location unknown.
  Burdick, Quentin Northrop (1908-1992) — also known as Quentin N. Burdick; "King of Pork" — of Fargo, Cass County, N.Dak. Born in Munich, Cavalier County, N.Dak., June 19, 1908. Son of Usher Lloyd Burdick and Emma Robertson Burdick. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota, 1942; candidate for Governor of North Dakota, 1946; U.S. Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1959-60; U.S. Senator from North Dakota, 1960-92; defeated, 1956; died in office 1992. Congregationalist. Member, Sigma Nu; Freemasons; Elks; Eagles. Died, from heart disease, in St. Luke's Hospital, Fargo, Cass County, N.Dak., September 8, 1992 (age 84 years, 81 days). Interment at Bohemian Cemetery, Silver Lake, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Usher Lloyd Burdick and Emma Robertson Burdick; married, March 18, 1933, to Marietta Janecky (1912-1958); married 1960 to Jocelyn Birch Peterson; brother of Eileen Burdick (who married Robert Woodrow Levering). See Burdick family of North Dakota.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Burdick, Roger S. — Justice of Idaho state supreme court, 2003-; appointed 2003. Still living as of 2009.
  Burdick, Theodore Weld (1836-1898) — of Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa. Born in Evansburg (now Conneaut Lake), Crawford County, Pa., October 7, 1836. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; banker; U.S. Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1877-79; member of Iowa state senate, 1886-87. Died in Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, July 16, 1898 (age 61 years, 282 days). Interment at Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Burdick, Usher Lloyd (1879-1960) — also known as Usher L. Burdick — of Williston, Williams County, N.Dak. Born in Owatonna, Steele County, Minn., February 21, 1879. Son of Ozias W. Burdick and Lucy (Farnum) Burdick. Republican. Member of North Dakota state house of representatives, 1907-09; Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota, 1911-12; Williams County State's Attorney, 1913; law partner of ex-Gov. John Burke in 1920s; U.S. Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1935-45, 1949-59; defeated, 1932; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1936. Member, Freemasons; Sons of the American Revolution; Farm Bureau. Died in Washington, D.C., August 19, 1960 (age 81 years, 180 days). Interment in private or family graveyard.
  Relatives: Son of Ozias W. Burdick and Lucy (Farnum) Burdick; married 1901 to Emma Robertson; father of Quentin Northrop Burdick (who married Jocelyn Birch Peterson) and Eileen Rosemary Burdick (who married Robert Woodrow Levering). See Burdick family of North Dakota.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Burdick, Walter — of Olmsted County, Minn. Member of Minnesota state senate 4th District; elected 1950; defeated, 1958. Still living as of 1958.
  Burdick, Zebulon P. — of Janesville, Rock County, Wis. Republican. Member of Wisconsin state senate, 1859-60. Burial location unknown.



 

 


 
   
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