Date of Birth: 01/01/1865
Place of Birth: Tipperary, Ireland
Date of Death: 05/07/1937
Place of Death: Summer Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Member for Phillip |
08 Oct 1927 |
18 Sep 1930 |
2 years 11 months 11 days |
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| Member for Sydney |
30 May 1925 |
07 Sep 1927 |
2 years 3 months 9 days |
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| Member for Sydney |
20 Mar 1920 |
17 Feb 1922 |
1 year 10 months 29 days |
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| Member for Belmore |
24 Mar 1917 |
18 Feb 1920 |
2 years 10 months 26 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
24 Mar 1917 |
18 Sep 1930 |
13 years 5 months 26 days |
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Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP). Foundation member, delegate to conference, member of central executive 1904 - 1913 and 1915 - 1917.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Labourer and union organiser. Arrived in New South Wales in 1887; labourer; employed by Harbour Trust; organiser for United Labourers' Union, delegate to Trades and Labour Council ( TLC).
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Alderman of the Sydney City Council for Denison Ward, 1 December 1909 until 1 December 1912; and for Pyrmont Ward 17 September 1913 until 31 December 1927. Member of the Works Committee 1911 until 1926; the Health and By-Laws Committee 1911 until 1913 and 1927; the Finance Committee 1914 until 1926; and the Electricity Supply Committee 1927.
Personal
Son of Thomas Burke, farmer, and Annie Quirke. Married Lucy Agnes Lloyd on c.1900 and had issue 5 daughters and 1 son. Roman Catholic. Buried in the Roman Catholic cemetery at Rookwood.
