Clark Burdick
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Clark Burdick was a U.S. Representative
from Rhode Island
.
Born in Newport, Rhode Island
, Burdick attended the public schools.
He was a student at the Harvard Law School 1893-1895.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1894 and commenced practice in Newport.
He was also interested in banking and served as president of the Newport Trust Co..
He served as member of the First Division, Rhode Island Naval Militia, in 1896 and 1897.
He served as member of the city school board 1899-1901.
City solicitor of Newport in 1901, 1902, and again in 1907 and 1908.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1906-1908.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1912.
He served as member of the Newport representative council 1906-1916, serving as chairman.
He served in the State senate in 1915 and 1916.
Awarded the third class order of the Sacred Treasury of Japan for services rendered the representatives of the Emperor of Japan in 1917.
He served as mayor of Newport in 1917 and 1918.
Burdick was elected as a Republican
to the Sixty-sixth
and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1933).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Seventy-third
Congress.
Reengaged in the practice of law and also in his banking interests in Newport, Rhode Island
, until his death on August 27, 1948.
He was interred in St. Mary's Episcopal Cemetery, Portsmouth, Rhode Island
.
United States House of Representatives
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from Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
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Born in Newport, Rhode Island
Newport, Rhode Island
Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about south of Providence. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it is the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War...
, Burdick attended the public schools.
He was a student at the Harvard Law School 1893-1895.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1894 and commenced practice in Newport.
He was also interested in banking and served as president of the Newport Trust Co..
He served as member of the First Division, Rhode Island Naval Militia, in 1896 and 1897.
He served as member of the city school board 1899-1901.
City solicitor of Newport in 1901, 1902, and again in 1907 and 1908.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1906-1908.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1912.
He served as member of the Newport representative council 1906-1916, serving as chairman.
He served in the State senate in 1915 and 1916.
Awarded the third class order of the Sacred Treasury of Japan for services rendered the representatives of the Emperor of Japan in 1917.
He served as mayor of Newport in 1917 and 1918.
Burdick was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Sixty-sixth
66th United States Congress
The Sixty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1919 to March 4, 1921, during the last two years of...
and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1933).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Seventy-third
73rd United States Congress
The Seventy-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1935, during the first two years...
Congress.
Reengaged in the practice of law and also in his banking interests in Newport, Rhode Island
Newport, Rhode Island
Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about south of Providence. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it is the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War...
, until his death on August 27, 1948.
He was interred in St. Mary's Episcopal Cemetery, Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Portsmouth is a town in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 17,389 at the 2010 U.S. Census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water. Most of its land area lies on Aquidneck...
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