James C. Burger | |
Birth Date: | November 21, 1866 |
Birth Place: | New York City, US |
Occupation: | Insurance executive |
District: | 1st |
State House: | Colorado |
Succeeded: | William H. Sharpley |
Birth Name: | James Cardwell Burger |
Death Place: | Santa Barbara, California, US |
Term Start: | 1910 |
Term End: | 1914 |
Preceded: | Atterson W. Rucker |
James Cardwell Burger (November 21, 1866 — March 2, 1937) was an American politician who served two terms in the Colorado House of Representatives from 1910 to 1914.
Burger was born on November 21, 1886, in New York City. Before politics, he worked as an insurance executive at a bank. He was Episcopalian and member of the Freemasons. Burger served as a Republican for two terms representing the 1st congressional district in the Colorado House of Representatives from 1910 to 1914. In 1920, he was a delegate in the Colorado Republican National Convention.[1] From 1925, he served as the Imperial Potenate for the Shriners. While serving as the Imperial Potenate, he died in his brother's home in Santa Barbara, California, on March 2, 1937.[2]