John Burke, treasurer of the United States, was seen in a cameo role in Episode 21 of Thanhouser’s The Million Dollar Mystery serial.
John Burke
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From Volume III: Biographies of Q. David Bowers’ Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History, reproduced with permission and unchanged. 87 words.
John Burke, born in Keokuk County, Iowa in 1859, served as treasurer of the United States of America during the administration of President Woodrow Wilson. Burke’s term began on April 1, 1913 and ended on January 5, 1921. In 1914, while he was holding this position, he appeared with certain other government officials in a segment of Episode 7 of The Million Dollar Mystery.
Bowers’ own filmography list is left out here: the filmography above lists the same films. Cite as: Bowers, Q. David. Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History, “BURKE, John (Treasurer of the United States).” thanhouser.org/research/people/john-burke-treasurer/