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Samuel Ross Burke 1934 - 2012

Samuel Ross Burke was born on November 8, 1934, and died at age 77 years old on March 1, 2012. Samuel Burke was buried at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Section 6A Site 46 20953 West Hoff Road, in Elwood, Il. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Samuel Ross Burke.
Samuel Ross Burke
November 8, 1934
March 1, 2012
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  • 11/8
    1934

    Birthday

    November 8, 1934
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    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: SP3 Wars/Conflicts: Korea
  • 03/1
    2012

    Death

    March 1, 2012
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Section 6A Site 46 20953 West Hoff Road, in Elwood, Il 60421
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In 1934, in the year that Samuel Ross Burke was born, on June 6th, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was formed as a response to the stock market crash of 1929 and the continuing Great Depression. Previously, the states regulated the offering and sales of stocks - called "blue sky" laws. They were largely ineffective. Roosevelt created a group (one member was Joseph Kennedy, father of the future President Kennedy) who knew Wall Street well and they defined the mission and operating mode for the SEC. The new organization had broad and stringent rules and oversight and restored public confidence in the stock market in the United States.
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In 1967, at the age of 33 years old, Samuel was alive when on October 2nd, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first black US Supreme Court justice. Marshall was the great-grandson of a slave and graduated first in his class at Howard University Law School. His nomination to the Supreme Court was approved by the Senate, 69 to 11.
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