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Carter Burden
Carter Burden | |
|---|---|
| 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]
Burden was one of many owners of The Village Voice.[4]
He founded The Carter Burden Center for the Aging (now named The Carter Burden Network) to assist older residents of the Upper East Side(the area he represented on the City Council) in 1971.[5]
He died on January 23, 1996, in Manhattan, New York City, at age 54.[3]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gelder, Lawrence Van (12 April 1996). "Dan Wolf, 80, a Village Voice Founder, Dies". The New York Times.
- ^ "History". carterburdennetwork.org. Carter Burden Network. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
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