Kings County Biographies


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BURT NORTHROP KIRK.
 
        Among the younger members of the active and representative list of 
Corcoran's citizens stands its present mayor, Burt Northrop Kirk. He is a native 
of Minneapolis, Minnesota, born on the 10th day of February, 1894, the son of 
William H. and Edna (Fuller) Kirk, both of whom were born and reared in 
Clearwater, Minnesota. Mr. Kirk's grandparents were pioneer settlers in 
Minnesota. William H. Kirk was for many years the agent in the Northwest for a 
Detroit wholesale hardware house, and is now owner of a farm and the ferry at 
Clearwater, though he spends his winters in California.
        Burt Northrop Kirk graduated from the high school in Minneapolis and 
then took an extension course in the University of Minnesota. He came to 
Corcoran and for a short time was in the employ of the San Joaquin Light & Power 
Company, then entered the employ of W. H. Wright, gents' furnishers, as clerk 
and has remained there since, being now manager of the store. From the time he 
came here Mr. Kirk has evinced an interest in local public affairs and was 
appointed to fill out an unexpired term in the city council. He was elected once 
since and is now serving as mayor of the city. He has shown himself ably 
qualified for the position and is serving to the entire satisfaction of the 
people of the city. Genial and unassuming in manner, he possesses sound judgment 
and keen discrimination and is a stanch advocate of all that is best and most 
elevating in community life.
        Mr. Kirk was married on July 12, 1917, to Miss Helen Winifred Hardy of 
Minneapolis, and they are the parents of two children : Barbara H. and Northrop 
H. Mrs. Kirk is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, with the degree of 
Bachelor of Arts, and taught in the high schools of Minneapolis for two years 
prior to her marriage to Mr. Kirk. She is a member of the Thursday Club of 
Corcoran and is a popular member of the circles in which she moves. Mr. Kirk is 
a republican in politics. Mr. Kirk is a Mason, being a past master of the local 
lodge ; is a member of the commandery of Knights Templars and is a Noble of the 
Mystic Shrine. He is also a director of the Corcoran Chamber of Commerce.
 
Source:  History of Tulare County and Kings County, California � Kathleen 
Edwards Small & J. Larry Smith, Vol. II, Chicago, The S. J. Clarke Publishing 
Company, 1926.
p. 592
Transcribed by Kathy Sedler