Denis Burke (Irish politician)

{{Short description|Irish politician (1904–1971)}}

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| office = Senator

| term_start = 21 April 1948

| term_end = 14 December 1961

| constituency = Industrial and Commercial Panel

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| party = Fine Gael

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Denis Burke (1904 – 25 July 1971) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a senator for 13 years. He was first elected in 1948 to the 6th Seanad, and held his seat until he stood down at the 1961 election.{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Denis-Burke.S.1948-04-21/|title=Denis Burke|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=10 February 2008}}

Burke stood twice as a candidate for Dáil Éireann, in Tipperary South at the 1961 and 1965 general elections. He was unsuccessful on both occasions.{{cite web |url=http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=2725 |title=Denis Burke |work=ElectionsIreland.org |access-date=10 February 2008}}