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Tommy Burks
Member of the Tennessee Senate
In office
January 9, 1979 – October 19, 1998
Preceded byVernon Neal
Succeeded byCharlotte Burks
Constituency13th district (1979–1983)
15th district (1983–1998)
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
In office
January 5, 1971 – January 9, 1979
Preceded byJames L. Lacy
Succeeded byJerry Jared
Constituency17th district (1971–1973)
42nd district (1973–1979)
Personal details
Born
Fred Thomas Burks

(1940-05-22)May 22, 1940
Cookeville, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedOctober 19, 1998(1998-10-19) (aged 58)
Cookeville, Tennessee, U.S.
Manner of deathAssassination by gunshot
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseCharlotte Gentry
OccupationFarmer

Fred Thomas Burks (May 22, 1940 – October 19, 1998) was a farmer and Democratic Party politician in Tennessee, United States. He served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1970 until 1978 and in the Tennessee State Senate from 1978 until his assassination in 1998.[1]

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