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Carter Burden
Member of New York City Council from the 7th district
In office
January 1, 1974 – December 31, 1977
Preceded byAnthony J. Mercorella
Succeeded byJane B. Trichter
Member of New York City Council from the 4th district
In office
January 1, 1970 – December 31, 1973
Preceded byRobert A. Low
Succeeded byTheodore S. Weiss
Personal details
Born
Shirley Carter Burden Jr.

(1941-08-25)August 25, 1941
Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
DiedJanuary 23, 1996(1996-01-23) (aged 54)
New York City, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
(m. 1964; div. 1972)
(m. 1977)
RelationsShirley Burden (father)
EducationHarvard 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]

He died on January 23, 1996, in Manhattan, New York City, at age 54.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Carey Winfrey (1978-01-25). "Burden Gains in Stature Despite His Loss". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
  3. ^ a b Lawrence Van Gelder (1996-01-24). "Carter Burden, Progressive Patrician, 54, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-06-20.