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  Burke, Thomas A.
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NameThomas A. Burke
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Cleveland, Ohio , United States
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Born October 30, 1898
Died December 05, 1971 (73 years)
ContributorJoshua L.
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InfoBURKE, Thomas A, .a Senator from Ohio; born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, October 30, 1898; attended parochial schools; was graduated from Holy Cross College, Worcester, Mass., in 1920, and Western Reserve University Law School, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1923; during the First World War served in the United States Army; was admitted to the bar in 1923 and commenced practice in Cleveland, Ohio; assistant prosecutor of Cuyahoga County 1930-1936; special counsel to the Ohio attorney general in 1937; director of law for the city of Cleveland 1942-1945; mayor of Cleveland 1945-1953; president of the National Conference of Mayors in 1953; appointed on October 12, 1953, as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Robert A. Taft and served from November 10, 1953, to December 2, 1954; unsuccessful candidate for election to the vacancy in 1954; resumed the practice of law; died in Cleveland, Ohio, December 5, 1971; interment in Calvary Cemetery.


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  11/02/1954 OH US Senate - Special Election Lost 49.94% (-0.12%)
  10/12/1953 OH US Senate - Appointment Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/06/1951 Cleveland Mayor Won 55.24% (+10.49%)
  11/08/1949 Cleveland Mayor Won 66.99% (+33.98%)
  11/04/1947 Cleveland Mayor Won 66.20% (+32.40%)
  11/06/1945 Cleveland Mayor Won 67.78% (+35.56%)
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