J. Irving Burns

J. Irving Burns (1897)

James Irving Burns (August 10, 1843 Biddeford, York County, Maine – December 17, 1925) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

He was the son of Jeremiah Burns (died 1874) and Aphia (Dennett) Burns (died 1901). The family removed to Yonkers, New York in the 1850s. He attended Colgate University in 1859 and 1860. He graduated from Union College in 1862, and from Columbian College Law School.

He was Secretary and Treasurer of Rutgers Female College (located on Fifth Avenue in New York City) for seven years; and Superintendent of Bonded Warehouses of the Port of New York from 1874 to 1884. Then he became Manager of the Knickerbocker Subscription Agency, and President of the Spring Creek and Rockerville Water and Mining Company of South Dakota.

He was an alderman of Yonkers in 1883 and 1884; and a member of the New York State Assembly (Westchester Co., 1st D.) in 1887, 1888, 1890 and 1895.

He was a member of the New York State Senate (22nd D.) from 1896 to 1898, sitting in the 119th, 120th and 121st New York State Legislatures.

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New York Assembly
Preceded by
Charles P. McClelland
New York State Assembly
Westchester County, 1st District

1887–1888
Succeeded by
William Murray
Preceded by
William Murray
New York State Assembly
Westchester County, 1st District

1890
Succeeded by
Charles P. McClelland
Preceded by
John C. Harrigan
New York State Assembly
Westchester County, 1st District

1895
Succeeded by
John N. Stewart
New York State Senate
Preceded by
Joseph Mullin
New York State Senate
22nd District

1896–1898
Succeeded by
William J. Graney
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