Quentin N. Burdick
| Quentin N. Burdick | |
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United States Senator from North Dakota |
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In office August 8, 1960 – September 8, 1992 |
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| Preceded by | C. Norman Brunsdale |
| Succeeded by | Jocelyn Burdick |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Dakota's At-large district |
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In office January 3, 1959 – August 8, 1960 |
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| Preceded by | Usher L. Burdick |
| Succeeded by | Hjalmar Nygaard |
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Quentin Northrup Burdick June 19, 1908 Munich, North Dakota |
| Died | September 8, 1992 (aged 84) Fargo, North Dakota |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jocelyn Burdick |
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University of Minnesota University of Minnesota Law School |
| Religion | Congregational church |
Quentin Northrup Burdick (June 19, 1908 – September 8, 1992) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented North Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives (1959–1960) and the U.S. Senate (1960–1992). At the time of his death, he was the third longest-serving senator (after Strom Thurmond and Robert Byrd) among current members of the Senate.
Quentin Burdick was born in Munich, North Dakota, as the oldest of three children of Usher Lloyd Burdick and Emma Cecelia Robertson. His father was a Republican politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota (1911–1913) and a U.S. Representative (1935–1959). His mother was the daughter of the first white settler in the area of North Dakota that lies west of Park River. He was the brother of Eugene Allan Burdick, who was judge of the Fifth Judicial District of North Dakota from 1953 to 1978. His sister Rosemary was married to Robert W. Levering, who was a U.S. Representative from Ohio (1959–1961).
In 1910, Burdick moved with his family to Williston, where his father engaged in farming and practiced law. As a child, he enjoyed breaking wild ponies on his father's ranch. He attended local public schools, and graduated in 1926 from Williston High School, where he was class president and captain of the football team.
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