Charles A. Burns

Charles Alonzo Burns
Fifteenth Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts[1]
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[2]
Personal details
Born	January 3, 1863[1] Wilton, New Hampshire[1]
Died	December 31, 1930[1] Winchester, Massachusetts[1]
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican[2]
Spouse(s)	Lulie C. Jones, m. October 21, 1885; d., August 25, 1896[2]
Children	Robert A. Burns; Charles Henry Burns; and Elizabeth Burns[2]
Alma mater	St Paul's School; Concord, New Hampshire[2][2] Chauncey Hall School; Boston, Massachusetts[1] 1881.[2]
Profession	Manufacturer of Cotton Yarn; Quarry operator[2]
Religion	Congregationalist[2]

Charles Alonzo Burns (January 3, 1863 – December 31, 1930) was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served on the Board of Aldermen, and as the fifteenth Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts.

Early life

Burns was born on January 3, 1863 in Wilton, New Hampshire^[3] to Charles Henry and Sarah Naomi (Mills) Burns.^[1]

Education

Burns attended St Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire,^[2][2] and Chauncey Hall School in Boston,^[1][2][3] from which he graduated in 1881.^[2]

Family life

Burns was married on to Lulie C. Jones,^[2] they had three children Robert A., Charles Henry, and Elizabeth.^[2] Lulie Burns died on August 25, 1896.^[2]

Business career

Burns first entered into the business of manufacturing cotton yarn^[2] in Wilton.^[2] Burns later managed soapstone quarries in Chester, Vermont and in Virginia.^[3] Burns moved to Somerville in 1893^[3] and worked as the president of the Union Soapstone Co.^[3]

Later years and death

In 1927 Burns moved to Winchester, Massachusetts, he died there on December 31, 1930.^[1]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} 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. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r} Stearns, Ezra S. (1908), Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire, Volume 1, Chicago, Il: The Lewis Publishing Company, p. 314. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d e} Hill, William Carroll (1943), The family of Bray Wilkins: Patriarch of Will's Hill, of Salem (Middleton), Mass, The Lewis Cabinet Press, p. 161. 

Political offices
Preceded by John M. Woods	15th Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts January 2, 1911 – January 5, 1914	Succeeded by Zebedee E. Cliff

Persondata
Name	Burns, Charles A.
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	January 3, 1863
Place of birth	Wilton, New Hampshire
Date of death	December 31, 1930
Place of death	Winchester, Massachusetts