Charles Alonzo Burns (January 3, 1863 – December 31, 1930) was a Massachusetts, USA, businessman and politician who served on the Board of Aldermen and as the fifteenth mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts.
Charles Alonzo Burns | |
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| Fifteenth Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts | |
| In office January 2, 1911 – January 5, 1914 | |
| Preceded by | John M. Woods |
| Succeeded by | Zebedee E. Cliff |
| Member of the Board of Aldermen of Somerville, Massachusetts Ward 5 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 3, 1863 Wilton, New Hampshire |
| Died | December 31, 1930 Winchester, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Lulie C. Jones, m. October 21, 1885; d., August 25, 1896 |
| Children | Robert A. Burns; Charles Henry Burns; and Elizabeth Burns |
| Alma mater | St Paul's School; Concord, New Hampshire |
| Profession | Manufacturer of cotton yarn; quarry operator |
Biography edit
Burns was born on January 3, 1863, in Wilton, New Hampshire,[2] to Charles Henry and Sarah Naomi (Mills) Burns.[3]
Burns attended St Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, and Chauncey Hall School in Boston, from which he graduated in 1881.[1]
Burns was married to Lulie C. Jones. They had three children: Robert A., Charles Henry and Elizabeth. Lulie Burns died on August 25, 1896.[1]
Burns first entered into the business of manufacturing cotton yarn in Wilton.[1] He later managed soapstone quarries in Chester, Vermont, and in Virginia, and in 1893 moved to Somerville where he worked as the president of the Union Soapstone Co.[2]
In 1927, Burns moved to Winchester, Massachusetts. He died there on December 31, 1930.[3]
Notes edit
- ^ a b c d Stearns, Ezra S. (1908), Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire, Volume 1, Chicago, Il: The Lewis Publishing Company, p. 314
- ^ a b Hill, William Carroll (1943), The family of Bray Wilkins: Patriarch of Will's Hill, of Salem (Middleton), Mass, The Lewis Cabinet Press, p. 161
- ^ a b Hill, William Carroll (1942), The Family of Captain John Mills of Medway and Sherborn, Mass: and Amherst, N. H., Milford, N.H: Cabinet Press, p. 92
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