Glendy Burke was the 29th mayor of New Orleans (June 8, 1865 – June 28, 1865).
Even before he became mayor he had had a paddle steamer named for him and the name of the boat was used by Stephen Foster in his song The Glendy Burke.
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“The great must submit to the dominion of prudence and of virtue, or none will long submit to the dominion of the great.”
—Edmund Burke (1729–1797)