Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke_Museum_of_Natural_History_and_Culture
He helped found the Burke-Gilman Trail:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke%E2%80%93Gilman_Trail
Additional information about him:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Burke_(railroad_builder)
New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949
Name Thomas Burke
Sex Male
Age 76
Birth Year (Estimated) 1849
Birthplace U.S.
Residence Place Seattle, Washington
Burial Date 9 Dec 1925
Burial Place Seattle, Wash
Marital Status Married
Race White
Father's Name James
Father's Sex Male
Father's Birthplace U.S.
Mother's Name Bridget Delia
Mother's Sex Female
Mother's Birthplace U.S.
Spouse's Name Caroline Burke
Event Type Death
Event Date 4 Dec 1925
Event Place Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Certificate Number cn 29163
Cemetery Volunteer
Territorial Supreme Court Judge from 1888-1889. Businessman. Instrumental in directing the Northern Pacific Railway into Seattle. He suffered a heart attack and died while addressing the Carnegie Foundation for International Peace in New York City.
His tomb is just inside the main entrance and is the most prominent individual monument in the cemetery.
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke_Museum_of_Natural_History_and_Culture
He helped found the Burke-Gilman Trail:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke%E2%80%93Gilman_Trail
Additional information about him:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Burke_(railroad_builder)
New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949
Name Thomas Burke
Sex Male
Age 76
Birth Year (Estimated) 1849
Birthplace U.S.
Residence Place Seattle, Washington
Burial Date 9 Dec 1925
Burial Place Seattle, Wash
Marital Status Married
Race White
Father's Name James
Father's Sex Male
Father's Birthplace U.S.
Mother's Name Bridget Delia
Mother's Sex Female
Mother's Birthplace U.S.
Spouse's Name Caroline Burke
Event Type Death
Event Date 4 Dec 1925
Event Place Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Certificate Number cn 29163
Cemetery Volunteer
Territorial Supreme Court Judge from 1888-1889. Businessman. Instrumental in directing the Northern Pacific Railway into Seattle. He suffered a heart attack and died while addressing the Carnegie Foundation for International Peace in New York City.
His tomb is just inside the main entrance and is the most prominent individual monument in the cemetery.
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