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Albert Burns (other)
Albert Burns may refer to: * Albert Burns (motorcyclist) (1898–1921), dirt and board track motorcycle racer * Albert Garrette Burns (1888–1951), president of the National Inventors Congress * Albert M. Burns (1847–1903), American politician and soldier {{hndis, Burns, Albert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Burns (motorcyclist)
Albert William "Shrimp" Burns (August 12, 1898, Oakdale, California – August 14, 1921, Toledo, Ohio) was an American dirt and board track motorcycle racer in the early 20th century. Riding for Harley-Davidson and later Indian, he won multiple races in California and later the east coast and the midwest. He won the national championship in 1919, and was inducted in the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1998. Early life and start in racing Albert Burns grew up in Oakland, California, and it was there that he first discovered motorcycles. The young Burns hung out at the local Pope motorcycle dealership, and was hired as a shop helper when he was 12. Later he was allowed to run messages for the shop and occasionally borrowed a machine to ride on his own time. Burns's first professional motorcycle race was in Sacramento on May 4, 1913. He finished fourth. Burns improved his racing skills through the summer of 1913 on the tracks of Northern California. The other racers didn't lik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Garrette Burns
Albert Garrette Burns (March 10, 1888 – December 4, 1951) was president of the National Inventors Congress starting in 1931 and served until at least 1939. He was known as the "Nation's Gadget Chief". Biography He was born in California on March 10, 1888, to William F. Burns and Louise C. Ball. 1900 US Census for Alameda, California He later invented a lock for Model T Fords. Other jobs included working in a tea and coffee store, directing a local chamber of commerce, running a wholesale business, as well as managing a sanitarium and a textile mill. He also invented and marketed a bread-slicer. References 1888 births 1951 deaths 20th-century American inventors {{US-inventor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
