Charles A. Burns Explained

Charles Alonzo Burns
Office:Fifteenth Mayor of
Somerville, Massachusetts
Term Start:January 2, 1911
Term End:January 5, 1914
Office2:Member of the Board of Aldermen of
Somerville, Massachusetts
Ward 5
Birth Date:January 3, 1863
Death Date:December 31, 1930
Nationality:American
Spouse: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.

Biography

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

Burns attended St Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, and Chauncey Hall School in Boston, from which he graduated in 1881.

Burns was married to Lulie C. Jones. They had three children: Robert A., Charles Henry and Elizabeth. Lulie Burns died on August 25, 1896.

Burns first entered into the business of manufacturing cotton yarn in Wilton. 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.

In 1927, Burns moved to Winchester, Massachusetts. He died there on December 31, 1930.