Quentin N. Burdick

Quentin N. Burdick

Quentin Northrup Burdick (June 19, 1908 – September 8, 1992) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented North Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives (1959–1960) and the U.S. Senate (1960–1992). At the time of his death, he was the third longest-serving Senator (after Strom Thurmond and Robert Byrd) among current members of the Senate.

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