W. Haydon Burns

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W. Haydon Burns

AKA William Haydon Burns

Born: 17-Mar-1912
Birthplace: Louisville, KY
Died: 22-Nov-1987
Location of death: Jacksonville, FL [1]
Cause of death: Illness
Remains: Buried, Oaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL

Gender: Male
Religion: Methodist
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Democratic

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Mayor of Jacksonville, 1949-65

Military service: US Navy (WWII, at the Office of the Secretary of the Navy)

[1] Regents Park Nursing Home, Jacksonville, FL.

Father: Harry Burns
Mother: Ethel
Wife: Mildred Carlyon (m. 16-Jun-1934, until his death, one son, one daughter)
Daughter: Mildred Eleanor Burns ("Eleanor", b. 4-Feb-1941)
Son: William Haydon Burns ("Bill", b. 14-Oct-1946)

High School: Jacksonville High School, Jacksonville, FL
University: Babson College

Governor of Florida (5-Jan-1965 to 3-Jan-1967)
Mayor of Jacksonville (1949-65)
Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity
Benevolent & Protective Order of the Elks
Freemasonry
Kiwanis Club
Knights of Pythias
Loyal Order of Moose
Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity
Shriners

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