Biography
He was the brother of Newton T. Burdick.
He moved with his family to Calgary AB in 1891.
He worked for six years in the Hudson's Bay Co. store in Calgary AB.
He moved to Kaslo BC where he established a men's clothing store.
In 1900 he moved to Vancouver BC as the Manager of John W. Peck & Co., a wholesale clothing business.
In 1903 he moved to Lacombe AB operating a general store.
In 1907 he came to Victoria BC in partnership with R.F. Green as realtors and financial agents. Green & Burdick invested in residential subdivisions.
In 1916 he purchased British Columbia Salvage Co.
He was President of Island Tug & Barge Co. Ltd. and head of Pacific Salvage Co. Ltd.
In 1940 he was a Director of Heaps Engineering (1940) Ltd. In New Westminster BC.
References
- Carter, S. Maurice (Ed.) (1945)
- Taylor, G.W. (1982)
