Glendy Burke was an American politician. He was the 29th mayor of New Orleans from June 8 to June 28, 1865.

Even before he became mayor he had had a paddle steamer named for him[1] and the name of the boat was used by Stephen Foster in his song The Glendy Burk.

References

  1. ↑ List of documents on Louisiana State University in Shreveport website


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