Thomas Burke
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Public officials
- Thomas Burke (North Carolina) (c. 1747–1783), Irish-born physician, lawyer and politician
- Sir Thomas Burke, 3rd Baronet (1813–1875), Irish legislator
- Thomas Henry Burke (civil servant) (1829–1882), Irish Catholic Permanent Under Secretary in Britain's Irish Office
- Thomas Burke (Seattle) (1849–1925), American jurist and railroad builder
- Thomas Burke (Clare politician)Thomas Burke (Clare politician)Thomas Burke was an Irish independent politician. He was born in Dunshallagh, Miltown Malbay, County Clare and was well known in his locality as a bone-setter. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as an independent TD in the 1937 general election for the Clare constituency. He was re-elected on...
(before 1895–1951), Irish independent legislator - Thomas J. Burke (North Dakota) (1896–1966), American jurist ; justice of North Dakota Supreme CourtNorth Dakota Supreme CourtThe North Dakota Supreme Court is the highest court of law in the state of North Dakota. The Court rules on questions of law in appeals from the state's district courts....
- Thomas A. BurkeThomas A. BurkeThomas Aloysius Burke was a Democratic Party politician from Ohio. He served as the 48th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio and in the United States Senate from November 10, 1953 until December 2, 1954. Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport is named after him.Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Burke served in the U.S...
(1898–1971), American Democratic city executive and legislator from Ohio - Tom Burke (Australian politician) (1910–1973), Labor Party legislator for the Division of Perth
- Sir Thomas Kerry BurkeKerry BurkeSir Thomas Kerry Burke served as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1987 to 1990. He was a member of the Labour Party, and served throughout the second term of the Fourth Labour Government.-Early life:...
(born 1942), New Zealand Labour Party Member of Parliament for Rangiora and West Coast - T. J. BurkeT. J. BurkeThomas James "T.J." Burke QC is a New Brunswick lawyer and politician. Burke was the first Aboriginal who hails from Tobique First Nation selected to a legislature anywhere in Atlantic Canada. He has served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick since 2003 and was a member of the cabinet...
(Thomas James Burke, born 1972), American-born Canadian legislator
Clergymen
- Thomas Burke (bishop)Thomas Burke (bishop)Thomas Burke was an Irish Dominican and Roman Catholic Bishop of Ossory.-Life:...
(c. 1709–1776), Irish Roman Catholic clergyman - Thomas Nicholas BurkeThomas Nicholas BurkeThomas Nicholas Burke was an Irish Dominican preacher.-Life:His parents, though in moderate circumstances, gave him a good education. He studied at first under the care of the Patrician Brothers, and was afterwards sent to a private school...
(1830–1882), Irish Roman Catholic theologian and preacher - Thomas Martin Aloysius BurkeThomas Martin Aloysius BurkeThomas Martin Aloysius Burke was an Irish-born clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Albany from 1894 until his death in 1915.-Biography:...
(1840–1915), Irish-born Roman Catholic clergyman
Sports personalities
- Tom Burke (footballer)Tom Burke (footballer)Thomas "Tom" Burke was a Welsh international footballer who played for Wrexham and Newton Heath, who would go on to become Manchester United. Burke won a total of eight caps for Wales, playing at half-back....
(1862–1914), Welsh footballer - Tom Burke (hurler)Tom Burke (hurler)Tom Burke was an Irish sportsperson in the 1880s. A native of Thurles, County Tipperary, he played hurling with his local Thurles Blues club and was a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team that won the very first All-Ireland title in 1887.-Teams:...
(before 1865–after 1887), Irish hurler - Thomas Burke (athlete) (1875–1929), American sprinter in 1896 Athens Olympics
- Tom Burke (American football)Tom Burke (American football)Thomas Burke is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin and holds the team record for most sacks in a season with 22....
(born 1976), American defensive end in National Football League
Others
- Thomas Burke (artist)Thomas Burke (artist)Thomas Burke was an Irish engraver and painter.Born in Dublin, Burke first trained in the Dublin Society's Schools under Robert West, moving in 1770 to London where he studied mezzotint under John Dixon...
(1749–1815), Irish engraver and painter known for mezzotint - Thomas Burke (author)Thomas Burke (author)Thomas Burke was a British author. He was born in Eltham, London.His first successful publication was Limehouse Nights , a collection of stories centered around life in the poverty-stricken Limehouse district of London...
(1886–1945), English poet and author - Thomas Burke (businessman)Thomas Burke (businessman)Thomas Michael Burke, CMG was an Australian businessman and philanthropist.Burke was born at Norval, near Ararat in Victoria, to Dublin-born miner William Marcus Burke and Aberdeen-born Mary Ann, née Florence...
(1870–1949), Australian businessman and philanthropist - Thomas Burke (Medal of Honor)Thomas Burke (Medal of Honor)-External links:...
(1833–1899), U.S. Navy sailor and peacetime Medal of Honor recipient - Thomas Burke (soldier) (1842–1902), Medal of Honor recipient for valor on June 30, 1863 (see List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F)
- Tom Burke (environmentalist)Tom Burke (environmentalist)Tom Burke is an Environmental Policy Adviser to Rio Tinto and a Visiting Professor at Imperial and University Colleges, London. He is Chairman of the Editorial Board of ENDS Magazine....
(born 1938), British academic and writer on environmental policy issues - Tom Burke (actor)Tom Burke (actor)Tom Liam Benedict Burke is an English actor.-Early life:Born on 30 June 1981; Kent, England), he is the son of actor David Burke and actress Anna Calder-Marshall...
(born 1981), English television, film and stage actor
See also
- Burke (surname)
- Tommy BurksTommy BurksTommy Burks was a farmer and Democratic Party politician in Tennessee, United States. He served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1970 until 1978, and in the Tennessee State Senate from 1978 until his murder in 1998.-Biography:Born in Cookeville, Tennessee, Burks was one of the most...
(1940–1998), American Democratic legislator in Tennessee - Thomas Burke Bishop, Jr. (born 1958), American novelist, dramatist, poet, composer and academic