About Denis Burke
Lived 1904 – 1971 (aged 66–67). Denis Burke was an Irish politician.
Denis Burke (1904 – 25 July 1971) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a senator for 13 years. He was first elected in 1948 to the 6th Seanad, and held his seat until he stood down at the 1961 election.
Burke stood twice as a candidate for Dáil Éireann, in Tipperary South at the 1961 and 1965 general elections. He was unsuccessful on both occasions.
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Who was Denis Burke?
Irish politician
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Denis Burke was born in 1904.
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Denis Burke died on 25 July 1971.
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Denis Burke was a politician.
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Denis Burke was Irish.
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