Theobald Matthew Burns (June 1862 – February 21, 1926) was a lumber merchant and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented Gloucester County in the

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from 1899 to 1908 as a

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member. He was born of

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parents and educated in

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. Burns ran unsuccessfully in the federal Gloucester riding in 1908 and 1911, losing to

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each time. In 1912, he married Ethel White.New Brunswick provincial archives
/ref> Burns was in 1895 a principal of the re-formed Adams, Burns and Company, a successor upon bankruptcy of the St. Lawrence Lumber Company. Over the period from April 1919 to April 1921 he was

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* ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1903'', AJ Magurn 1862 births 1926 deaths Businesspeople from New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick MLAs Mayors of places in New Brunswick {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub