Quentin Burdick

Quentin Burdick
Official portrait, c. 1975
United States Senator
from North Dakota
In office
August 8, 1960 – September 8, 1992
Preceded byNorman Brunsdale
Succeeded byJocelyn 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 byUsher L. Burdick
Succeeded byHjalmar Nygaard
Personal details
BornQuentin Northrup Burdick
(1908-06-19)June 19, 1908
DiedSeptember 8, 1992(1992-09-08) (aged 84)
PartyDemocratic (D-NPL)
Spouses
Marietta Janecky
(m. 1933; died 1958)
(m. 1960)
Children5
Parent
RelativesEugene A. Burdick (brother)
EducationUniversity 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.