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Burdick family of Fargo, North Dakota

Note: This is just one of 1,164 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

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  Usher Lloyd Burdick (1879-1960) — also known as Usher L. Burdick — of Williston, Williams County, N.Dak. Born in Owatonna, Steele County, Minn., February 21, 1879. 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).
  Political family: Burdick family of Fargo, North Dakota.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Quentin Northrop Burdick (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. 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; brother of Eileen Burdick (who married Robert Woodrow Levering); married, March 18, 1933, to Marietta Janecky; married 1960 to Jocelyn Birch Peterson.
  Political family: Burdick family of Fargo, North Dakota.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Robert Woodrow Levering (1914-1989) — also known as Robert W. Levering — of Fredericktown, Knox County, Ohio. Born near Fredericktown, Knox County, Ohio, October 3, 1914. Democrat. Librarian; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1959-61; defeated, 1948, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1964. Died in Fredericktown, Knox County, Ohio, August 11, 1989 (age 74 years, 312 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Married to Eileen Rosemary Burdick (daughter of Usher Lloyd Burdick; sister of Quentin Northrop Burdick).
  Political family: Burdick family of Fargo, North Dakota.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Jocelyn Birch Burdick (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 2014.
  Relatives: Married 1960 to Quentin Northrop Burdick (son of Usher Lloyd Burdick).
  Political family: Burdick family of Fargo, North Dakota.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
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