J. Herbert Burke (January 14, 1913 – June 16, 1993) was a Republican U.S. Representative from Florida who served from 1967 to 1979.

[1] Burke served in the United States Army in France during World War Two, and was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star.

In 1956, he was appointed by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower to the Southeastern Advisory Board of Small Business.

[3][4] The incident later became the basis for the novel Strip Tease, which was made into a film starring Burt Reynolds and Demi Moore.

[1] This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress