Carter Burden
Carter Burden | |
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| Member of New York City Council from the 7th district | |
| In office January 1, 1974 – December 31, 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony J. Mercorella |
| Succeeded by | Jane B. Trichter |
| Member of New York City Council from the 4th district | |
| In office January 1, 1970 – December 31, 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Robert A. Low |
| Succeeded by | Theodore S. Weiss |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shirley Carter Burden Jr. August 25, 1941 Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| Died | January 23, 1996 (aged 54) New York City, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | |
| Relations | Shirley Burden (father) |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Columbia Law School (LLB) |
Shirley Carter Burden Jr. (August 25, 1941 – January 23, 1996) was an American politician who served in the New York City Council from 1970 to 1977.[1][2] He was a great-great-great-grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Burden received his B.A. from Harvard University and his LL.B. from Columbia Law School.[3]
In 1971 he founded The Carter Burden Center for the Aging (now Carter Burden Network) to assist older residents of the Upper East Side, the area he represented on the Council.[4]
He died on January 23, 1996, in Manhattan, New York City, at age 54.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Thomas Meehan (1971-11-07). "The Carter Burden question—Can a rich, handsome young member of the Jet Set from Dry Dock Country find happiness as a reform machine pol?". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- ^ Carey Winfrey (1978-01-25). "Burden Gains in Stature Despite His Loss". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- ^ a b Lawrence Van Gelder (1996-01-24). "Carter Burden, Progressive Patrician, 54, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- ^ "History". carterburdennetwork.org. Carter Burden Network. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
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