Quentin Burdick

Quentin Burdick
Official portrait of Burdick c. 1975
United States Senator from North Dakota
In office August 8, 1960 – September 8, 1992
Preceded by	Norman Brunsdale
Succeeded by	Jocelyn Burdick
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Dakota's At-large district
In office January 3, 1959 – August 8, 1960
Preceded by	Usher L. Burdick
Succeeded by	Hjalmar Nygaard
Personal details
Born	Quentin Northrup Burdick (1908-06-19)June 19, 1908 Munich, North Dakota, U.S.
Died	September 8, 1992(1992-09-08) (aged 84) Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
Political party	Democratic (D-NPL)
Spouses	Marietta Janecky ​ ​ (m. 1933; died 1958)​ Jocelyn Birch ​ (m. 1960)​
Children	5
Relatives	Usher L. Burdick (father) Eugene A. Burdick (brother)
Education	University of Minnesota University of Minnesota Law School

Quentin Northrup Burdick (June 19, 1908 – September 8, 1992) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL 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.^[1]