Phillip Burton (June 1, 1926 - April 10, 1983) was a United States Representative from California. He was born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. He attended Washington High School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and graduated from George Washington High School in Richmond District, California in 1944. He earned a B.A. from the University of Southern California in 1947 and an LL.B. from Golden Gate Law School in 1952. He worked as a lawyer and was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, 1956. June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq. ... Cincinnati, Ohio viewed from the SW, across the Ohio River from Kentucky. ... Hamilton County is a county in the located in the southwest corner of the state of Ohio, United States. ... Nickname The City of Festivals, The Brew City, The Cream City, The Nations Watering Hole Location Location of Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Government County Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett Geographical characteristics Area  - City    - Land    - Water 251. ... The University of Southern California (also known as USC, SC, Southern California and Southern Cal), located in the urban center of Los Angeles, California, was founded in 1880, making it Californias oldest private research university. ... The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States...

Burton was a member of the United States Air Force during both World War Two and the Korean War. He was a member of the California state assembly, 1956-1964. He represented the United States at the Atlantic Treaty Association Conference in France, 1959. He was a delegate to the California State Democratic convention, 1968-1982. He was also a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, 1968 and 1970. He was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-eighth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative John F. Shelley, and reelected to the ten succeeding Congresses (February 18, 1964 - April 10, 1983). He died on April 10, 1983, in San Francisco, California. He was cremated and the ashes were interred in the National Cemetery of the Presidio. His wife Sala Burton won a special election to serve the remainder of his term. The United States Air Force (or USAF) is the aerospace branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. ... German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ... Combatants Western Allied/UN combatants: South Korea, United States Communist combatants: North Korea, Peoples Republic of China, Soviet Union Commanders Douglas Macarthur Park Chang-Ju Jang Tak-Sang Kim Il Sung Oh Chol-Lyong Mun Dong-Gee Choi Un-Hyeok Strength Note: All figures may vary according to source. ... Featured at the Democratic National Convention are speeches by prominent party figures. ... In political science, a democrat is an advocate, follower, or proponent of democracy. ... John Francis Jack Shelley (September 3, 1905 – September 1, 1974) was the Mayor of San Francisco, California from 1964 to 1967, the first Democrat elected to the office in 50 years, and the first in a string of Democratic mayors that lasts to the present (as of 2005). ... Flag Seal Nickname: The City by the Bay; The City That Knows How; Golden Mountain (historic Chinese name) Location Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Government City-County San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Geographical characteristics Area    - City 600. ... Cremation is the practice of disposing of a corpse by burning. ...

References

• Phillip Burton's biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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. ...

Bibliography

Jacobs, John. A Rage for Justice: The Passion and Politics of Phillip Burton. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1995.