About John Francis Burke
Lived 1923 – 2006 (aged 83). John Francis Burke was a Canadian politician and dentist.
John Francis Burke (February 8, 1923 – August 4, 2006) was a Canadian dentist and politician. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1974. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia.
Burke was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia. He was educated at St. Francis Xavier University and Dalhousie University, earning his D.D.S. degree at the latter in 1947. He was married to Theresa Carmelita MacLean. She died in 2003. He died at Cape Breton Regional Hospital on August 4, 2006.
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Who was John Francis Burke?
Canadian dentist and politician (1923-2006)
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John Francis Burke was born on 8 February 1923 in Sydney.
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John Francis Burke died on 4 August 2006 in Sydney.
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John Francis Burke was a politician and dentist.
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John Francis Burke was Canadian.
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