Governor Thomas Burke

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Governor_Thomas_Burke
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Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Washington_State_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:birth_date 1844-01-01
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:New_York,_USA
gptkbp:children Thomas Burke Jr.
gptkbp:death_date 1925-01-01
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Seattle,_Washington,_USA
gptkbp:education gptkb:Columbia_University
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Governor Thomas Burke
gptkbp:notable_achievement Support for the construction of the University of Washington.
Advocated for women's suffrage in Washington.
Establishment of the Washington State Highway Department
Promoted the development of the state's natural resources.
gptkbp:office gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:political_position Washington State politics
gptkbp:predecessor Albert E. Mead
gptkbp:profession gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Burke
gptkbp:successor M. E. Hay
gptkbp:term_end 1909-01-01
gptkbp:term_start 1905-01-01
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Town_of_Edenton
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7