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 |
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.
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]