Background
Burke, John James was born on July 25, 1928 in Butte, Montana, United States.
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John James Burke
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Bachelor of Science in Business, Bachelor in Law, University Montana, 1950. Juris Doctor, University Montana, 1952.
Career
Partner, Weir, Gough, Booth and Burke, Helena, 1954-1959; attorney, Montana Power Company, Butte, 1959-1967; vice president, Montana Power Company, Butte, 1967-1978; executive vice president, Montana Power Company, Butte, 1979-1984; vice Chairman, Board Of Directors, Montana Power Company, Butte, 1984-1993. Director Lazard Funds Inc., Pacific Steel & Recycling, Sletten Construction Company.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee University Montana Foundation, Carroll College, Montana, Montana History Society, 1988-2000, B.K. Wheeler Foundation. Co-chairman Montana Renaissance Fund Business Council. Past president City County Planning Board, 1966-1978.
Past director Vigilante council Boy Scouts American, Shining Mountains council Girl Scouts United States of America. Vice chairman Governor Task Force/Renew Montana Government Captain Judge Advocate General Corps, United States Air Force, 1952-1954, with Reserve, 1954-1961. Member American Bar Association (member council public utility law section), State Bar Montana, Silver Bow County Bar Association, Mountain States Legal Foundation (past board directors), National Association Manufacturers (past board directors), Edison Electric Institute (executive advisory committee on planning), Butte Chamber of Commerce (vice president 1965-1972), University Montana Alumni Association (past board directors), Montana Club, Butte Country Club, Elks, Rotary (secretary Helena 1955-1958), 116 Club (Washington), Phi Delta Phi.
Connections
Married Nancy M. Calvert, July 12, 1952. Children: Cheryl Burke Harris, Mary Burke Orizotti, Kathleen Novak, John James, III, Elisabeth Orizotti.
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Religion
Roman Catholic