[2] Originally a member of the Non-Partisan League, and a Republican candidate.
Father: Usher L. Burdick (US Congressman, b. 21-Feb-1879, d. 19-Aug-1960)
Wife: Marietta Janecky (d. 1958 cancer)
Brother: Eugene Burdick (judge)
Sister: Eileen Levering
Son: Jonathan
Daughter: Jan Mary
Daughter: Jennifer
Daughter: Jessica
Son: Birch
Daughter: Leslie
Wife: Jocelyn Birch Peterson (m. 1960, until his death)
University: University of Minnesota (1931)
Law School: University of Minnesota Law School (1932)
US Senator, North Dakota (8-Aug-1960 to 8-Sep-1992, his death)
US Congressman, North Dakota (3-Jan-1959 to 8-Aug-1960)
Non-Partisan League
State Bar Association of North Dakota 1933