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 objects of a financier are, then, to secure an ample revenue; to impose it with judgment and equality; to employ it economically; and, when necessity obliges him to make use of credit, to secure its foundations in that instance, and for ever, by the clearness and candour of his proceedings, the exactness of his calculations, and the solidity of his funds.”
—Edmund Burke (1729–1797)