Charles H. Burke (April 1, 1861 - April 7, 1944) was a Republican Congressman from South Dakota and Commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the 1920s. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... A Congressman or Congresswoman (generically, Congressperson) is a politician who is a member of a Congress. ... Official language(s) English Capital Pierre Largest city Sioux Falls Area  Ranked 17th  - Total 77,163 sq mi (199,905 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 380 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) responsibility is the administration and management of 55. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Social issues of the 1920s. ...

He was born near Batavia, New York, in 1861, and attended the public school there. He moved to the Dakota Territory in 1882 and settled on a homestead in Beadle County of what is now South Dakota, moving on to Hughes County in 1883. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1886. He also engaged in the real estate investment business in the area of Pierre, South Dakota. He was elected to the South Dakota House of Representatives in 1895 and 1897. He ran for the United States House of Representatives in 1898, won election, and remained in that position through 1907, losing the nomination for the 1906 election, although he won again in 1908 and remained in the House through 1907, serving as Minority whip from 1913 through 1915. In 1914, he received the nomination for the United States Senate seat from South Dakota, and chose not to run for reelection to the House. He lost that Senate race. Batavia is a city located in USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 16,256. ... Dakota Territory was the name of the northernmost part of the Louisiana Purchase of the United States. ... Beadle County is a county located in the state of South Dakota. ... Official language(s) English Capital Pierre Largest city Sioux Falls Area  Ranked 17th  - Total 77,163 sq mi (199,905 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 380 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... Hughes County is a county located in the state of South Dakota. ... Motto: Nickname: Founded Incorporated 1880   County Hughes County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Dennis Eisnach Area  - Total  - Water 33. ... The South Dakota State Legislature meets at the state capitol in Pierre. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is, along with the United States Senate, one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States. ... In politics, a whip is a member of a political party in a legislature whose task is to ensure that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires. ... Seal of the Senate The Senate of the United States of America is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ...

He was appointed Commissioner of Indian Affairs in 1921, and served in that capacity until his resignation in 1929. He died in 1944, in Washington, D. C.. 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... ...

This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. This is a complete list as of 2006 of the people who have represented South Dakota in the United States House of Representatives, since statehood in 1889. ... This is a complete list as of 2006 of the people who have represented South Dakota in the United States House of Representatives, since statehood in 1889. ... This is a complete list as of 2006 of the people who have represented South Dakota in the United States House of Representatives, since statehood in 1889. ... The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ... The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a biographical dictionary of all members of both houses of the United States Congress, past and present. ...

External link

• Charles H. Burke's biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress