Burdick, Walter
House 1939-46 (District 4); Senate 1947-58 (District 4)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Olmsted
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
4/23/1893
Birth Place:
Viola Township, Minnesota
Birth County:
Olmsted
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
3/7/1982
Gender:
Male
Religion:
No Religious Affiliation
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Rochester
Occupation (when first elected):
Employee, Rochester Post Bulletin/Former Farmer
EDUCATION
Minneapolis Public Schools; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Children:
One child: Mrs. Edne Trogstad (daughter)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was a descendant of Robert Burdick who in 1661 was the original purchaser and pioneer of Westerly, Rhode Island. (Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1949, p. 478)
He died of heart failure at a nursing home in Rochester, Minnesota. His funeral was held at Homestead United Methodist Church in Rochester, Minnesota.
Religion provided by a relative.
Body: Senate
District: 04
Elected: 11/2/1954
Residence: Rochester
Term of Office: 1/4/1955 to 1/5/1959
Counties Represented:
Olmsted
Occupation: Newspaper Work/Farming
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Aviation
-
Elections and Reapportionment
-
Finance
-
Liquor Control (Chair)
-
Municipal Affairs
-
Public Health
-
Public Highways
-
Rules and Legislative Expense
Body: Senate
District: 04
Elected: 11/2/1954
Residence: Rochester
Term of Office: 1/4/1955 to 1/5/1959
Counties Represented:
Olmsted
Occupation: Newspaper Work/Farming
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Aviation
-
Elections and Reapportionment
-
Finance
-
Liquor Control (Chair)
-
Municipal Affairs
-
Public Health
-
Public Highways
-
Rules and Legislative Expense
Body: Senate
District: 04
Elected: 11/7/1950
Residence: Rochester
Term of Office: 1/2/1951 to 1/3/1955
Counties Represented:
Olmsted
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Aviation
-
Elections
-
Finance
-
Liquor Control (Chair)
-
Municipal Affairs
-
Public Health
-
Public Highways
Body: Senate
District: 04
Elected: 11/7/1950
Residence: Rochester
Term of Office: 1/2/1951 to 1/3/1955
Counties Represented:
Olmsted
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Aviation
-
Elections
-
Finance
-
Liquor Control (Chair)
-
Municipal Affairs
-
Public Health
-
Public Highways
Body: Senate
District: 04
Elected: 11/5/1946
Residence: Rochester
Term of Office: 1/7/1947 to 1/1/1951
Counties Represented:
Olmsted
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Aviation
-
Elections
-
Liquor Control
-
Municipal Affairs
-
Public Health
-
Public Highways
-
University
Body: Senate
District: 04
Elected: 11/5/1946
Residence: Rochester
Term of Office: 1/7/1947 to 1/1/1951
Counties Represented:
Olmsted
Occupation: Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Aviation
-
Elections
-
Liquor Control
-
Municipal Affairs
-
Public Health
-
Public Highways
-
University
Elected: 11/7/1944
Residence: Rochester
Term of Office: 1/2/1945 to 1/6/1947
Counties Represented:
Olmsted
Occupation: Newspaper Circulation Man
Party:
Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Committees:
-
Commerce (Chair)
-
Health
-
Municipal Affairs
-
Taxes
Elected: 11/3/1942
Residence: Rochester
Term of Office: 1/5/1943 to 1/1/1945
Counties Represented:
Olmsted
Occupation: Newspaper Circulation Man, Rochester Post-Bulletin/Former Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Health
-
Highways
-
Municipal Affairs
-
Taxes
Elected: 11/5/1940
Residence: Rochester
Term of Office: 1/7/1941 to 1/4/1943
Counties Represented:
Olmsted
Occupation: Employee, Rochester Post Bulletin Newspaper/Former Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Banking
-
Municipal Affairs
-
Public Health and Hospitals
-
Public Highways
-
Taxes
Elected: 11/8/1938
Residence: Rochester
Term of Office: 1/3/1939 to 1/6/1941
Counties Represented:
Olmsted
Occupation: Employee, Rochester Post Bulletin/Former Farmer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Banking
-
Cooperatives
-
Markets and Marketing
-
Public Health and Hospitals
-
Public Highways
Articles & Books About
Associated Press. "Walter Burdick (Obituary)." St. Paul Pioneer Press, March 9, 1982.