Robert Emmet Burke | |
United States Congressman Texas 6th Congressional District | |
Term Start: | March 4, 1897 |
Term End: | June 5, 1901 |
Predecessor: | Jo Abbott |
Successor: | Dudley Goodall Wooten |
Title2: | District Judge 14th Judicial District |
Term Start2: | 1888 |
Term End2: | 1896 |
Title3: | County Judge Dallas County, Texas |
Term Start3: | 1878 |
Term End3: | 1888 |
Title4: | Dallas City Council |
Term Start4: | 1874 |
Term End4: | 1875 |
Birth Date: | August 1, 1847 |
Birth Place: | Alabama |
Death Place: | Dallas, Texas |
Restingplace: | Greenwood Cemetery |
Party: | Democratic |
Spouse: | Mary L. Henderson[1] |
Children: | Robert E Albert C Lucille |
Profession: | Attorney |
Unit: | 10th Georgia Regiment |
Battles: | American Civil War |
Robert Emmet Burke (August 1, 1847 – June 5, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from Texas.
Robert Emmet Burke was born near Dadeville, Alabama, and attended nearby public schools. He moved to Jefferson, Texas, in 1866.
Burke enlisted as a private in Confederate States Army, Company D 10th Georgia Regiment before the age of sixteen and served throughout the Civil War.
Robert Emmet Burke studied law. He was admitted to the bar in November 1870 and commenced practice in Dallas, Texas, in 1871. He served as judge of Dallas County 1878–1888. He served as judge of the fourteenth judicial district of Texas 1888–1896.
Burke was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth, Fifty-sixth, and Fifty-seventh Congresses and served from March 4, 1897.
Robert Emmet Burke died in Dallas, Texas, June 5, 1901, and was interred in Greenwood Cemetery.