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)
    Susan Lombaer
    (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

    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. 1 2 Lawrence Van Gelder (1996-01-24). "Carter Burden, Progressive Patrician, 54, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
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