Shirley Carter Burden Jr. (August 25, 1941 – January 23, 1996) was an American politician who served in the New York City Council from 1970 to 1977. He was a great-great-great grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt. Burden received his B.A. from Harvard University and his LL.B. from Columbia Law School. He died on January 23, 1996, in Manhattan, New York City, at age 54. References 1941 births 1996 deaths New York City Council members New York (state) Democrats 20th-century American politicians Vanderbilt family Harvard University alumni Columbia Law School alumni