Mark F. Burns

Mark F. Burns
6th Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts
In office 1885–1888
Preceded by	John A. Cummings
Succeeded by	Charles 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 by	Joseph Warren Bailey[3]
Succeeded by	Albion A. Perry[2]
Member of the Somerville, Massachusetts Common Council[1] Ward 1[2]
In office 1880[1] – 1881[1]
Personal details
Born	May 24, 1841[4] Milford, New Hampshire[4]
Died	January 16, 1898[5] Winchester, Massachusetts[5]
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican[5]
Spouse(s)	Elvira Bowers[1] d. January 13, 1885.; Sarah A. Miles, m. April 27, 1892
Children	Samuel 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 Monroe (1892), Boston of To-Day: A Glance At Its History and Characteristics, Boston, MA: Post Publishing Company, p. 165.  External link in |title= (help)
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 Monroe (1892), Boston of To-Day: A Glance At Its History and Characteristics, Boston, MA: Post Publishing Company, p. 164.  External link in |title= (help)
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.