Francis B. Burch

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Francis B. Burch, born November 28, 1918, was an American politician who served as the Attorney General for the state of Maryland from 1966 until 1978. ^[1]

[edit] Education

Burch, the son of L. Claude Burch and Constance Boucher, was born in Baltimore, Maryland and attended the public elemntary and parochial schools in the city, graduating from the Baltimore City College high school in 1937. He received his A.B. degree from Loyola College where he graduated summa cum laude and first in his class in 1941. In 1943 he received his law degree from the Yale Law School and was fourth in his class.

[edit] Background

During World War II he was a volunteer in the Port Security Force and then became an instructor at Loyola College until 1957. Roman Catholic. Married Mary Patricia Howe. He died in Towson, Baltimore County, June 1, 1987.