Background
Burke, Edmund Whitney was born on September 22, 1850 in Byron, Illinois, United States. Son of Patrick and Nancy (Whitney) Burke.
Burke, Edmund Whitney was born on September 22, 1850 in Byron, Illinois, United States. Son of Patrick and Nancy (Whitney) Burke.
Master of Arts, Northwestern University, 1869. Bachelor of Laws, University of Michigan, 1871.
Began practice at Chicago, 1876. Judge Circuit Court of Cook Company, 1893-1902. Judge Appellate Court, 1st Illinois District, 1902-1903.
Member Burke, Jackson & Burke.
Lecturer on equity, jurisprudence and procedure, since 1893, dean, since 1904, Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Member Burke, Jackson & Burke.
Married Myra Webster, December 5, 1878.