Mark F. Burns
6th Mayor of
Somerville, Massachusetts
In office
1885–1888
Preceded byJohn A. Cummings
Succeeded byCharles G. Pope
Trustee of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
Public Library[1]
In office
1884[1]–1884[1]
Member of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen[1]
Ward 1[2]
In office
1882[1][2]–1883[1]
President of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
Common Council[1][3]
In office
1881[1]–1881[1]
Preceded byJoseph Warren Bailey[3]
Succeeded byAlbion A. Perry[2]
Member of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
Common Council[1]
Ward 1[2]
In office
1880[1]–1881[1]
Personal details
BornMay 24, 1841[4]
Milford, New Hampshire[4]
DiedJanuary 16, 1898[5]
Winchester, Massachusetts[5]
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican[5]
Spouse(s)Elvira Bowers[1] d. January 13, 1885.;
Sarah A. Miles, m. April 27, 1892
ChildrenSamuel A. Burns;[1]
Robert Burns,[1] b. March 1, 1869, d. April 4, 1923;
Maud;[1]
Paul S. Burns.[1]

Mark F. Burns (May 24, 1841 – January 16, 1898) was an American politician who served on the Board of Aldermen,[1][2] as a member[1][3] and President of the Common Council,[1][2] and as the sixth Mayor, of Somerville, Massachusetts.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Bacon, Edwin M. (1892), Boston of To-Day: A Glance At Its History and Characteristics, Boston, MA: Post Publishing Company, p. 165
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, p. 194
  3. 1 2 3 City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, p. 193
  4. 1 2 Bacon, Edwin M. (1892), Boston of To-Day: A Glance At Its History and Characteristics, Boston, MA: Post Publishing Company, p. 164
  5. 1 2 3 Boston Daily Globe (January 17, 1898), "HE WAS AN HONORED CITIZEN. Mark F. Burns, a Former Mayor of Somerville, Dies of Heart Trouble. Honored by Somerville. Originated Mayors' Club.", Boston Daily Globe, Boston, Mass, p. 4


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