Burns, Sir James (1846 - 1923) Summary - Australian Dictionary of Biography Online

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	Burns, Sir James (1846 - 1923)	Find all people...
Born	10 February 1846 Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland	born around 10 February 1846 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Died	22 August 1923 Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	died around 22 August 1923 in Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cultural Heritage	Scottish	Scottish
Religious Influence	Presbyterian	Presbyterian
Occupation * * The details in the Occupation section have been interpreted solely from the article's text. Question marks indicate that exact years were not given in the text. More about 'Occupation'	1865 - 1877 store/shopkeeper, Queensland, Australia 1873? - 1923 shipowner, Queensland, Australia 1873? - 1923 shipowner, New South Wales, Australia 1876 explorer, Queensland, Australia 1877? - 1923? company director, New South Wales, Australia 1877 - 1923 general merchant, New South Wales, Australia 1877? - 1923? mineral collector, New South Wales, Australia 1891 - 1900 colonial militia (Australia), New South Wales, Australia 1908 - 1923 Member of Upper House, New South Wales, Australia 1910 - 1923 benefactor, New South Wales, Australia	benefactor colonial militia (Australia) company director explorer general merchant Member of Upper House mineral collector shipowner store/shopkeeper
Biography Author	G. J. Abbott, H. J. Gibbney	all biographies by Abbott, G. J., Gibbney, H. J.