Jeremiah Frederick Burns (11 October 1899 – 13 October 1942) was an American politician from Maine. Burns was born in Washington, D.C. to Canadian-born parents of Irish and English descent, and later moved to

Houlton, Maine Houlton is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, on the Canada–United States border. As of the 2020 census, the town's population was 6,055. It is perhaps best known for being at the northern terminus of Interstate 95 and as the birthplace of Sam ...

. He was a Republican who served in the Maine Senate from 1934 to 1940. From 1936 to 1938, Burns was the

Senate President President of the Senate is a title often given to the presiding officer of a senate. It corresponds to the speaker in some other assemblies. The senate president often ranks high in a jurisdiction's succession for its top executive office: for ex ...

. Burns was a Republican delegate to the

1936 Republican National Convention The 1936 Republican National Convention was held June 9–12 at the Public Auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio. It nominated Governor Alfred Landon of Kansas for president and Frank Knox of Illinois for vice president. The convention supported many N ...

from Maine's 3rd congressional district.

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1899 births 1942 deaths Politicians from Washington, D.C. People from Houlton, Maine Presidents of the Maine Senate Republican Party Maine state senators {{Maine-politician-stub