Joseph Burke (November 12, 1853[1] – after 1888) was a land surveyor and political figure in Manitoba.
He represented St. Francois Xavier from 1886 to 1888 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Conservative.
He was born in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec, the son of Walter Burke, a native of Ireland, and Mary Comeford,[1] and was educated at Ste.
Burke moved to Manitoba in 1880, where he spent three years subdividing townships.
[2] Burke was named Provincial Secretary in December 1887 but was defeated by Frederick Francis when he ran for reelection in January of the following year.