James Burke (Roscommon politician)

{{Short description|Irish Fine Gael politician (died 1964)}}

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| office = Teachta Dála

| term_start = May 1954

| term_end = 12 May 1964

| constituency = Roscommon

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| birth_place = County Roscommon, Ireland

| death_date = 12 May 1964

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| nationality = Irish

| party = Fine Gael

| spouse = {{marriage|Joan Crowley|1959}}

| children = 2

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James J. Burke (died 12 May 1964) was an Irish Fine Gael politician. A farmer by profession, he was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) for the Roscommon constituency at the 1954 general election.{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/James-J-Burke.D.1954-06-02/|title=James Burke|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=13 April 2009}} He was re-elected at the 1957 and 1961 general elections.{{cite web|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=8546|title=James Burke|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=13 April 2009}} He died in office in 1964, and the July 1964 by-election held for his seat was won by his widow Joan Burke.