William Herbert Burns (February 27, 1878 - January 1, 1964) was a

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and merchant. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Member of the Conservative Party of Canada in the

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election to represent the riding of

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. He was defeated in the 1935 election. Born in Stayner, Ontario, Burns was elected

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and became mayor in 1921 until 1930. Burns was named to the team that represented the

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at the

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. That year,

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was a demonstration sport. Burns was

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for the team which took first place in the event. The Manitoba team was undefeated, winning all four of its games at the Olympics. In 2004, the team was inducted into the

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* * 1878 births 1964 deaths Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Manitoba Canadian sportsperson-politicians Canadian male curlers Curlers from Manitoba Olympic curlers for Canada Olympic gold medalists for Canada Curlers at the 1932 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1932 Winter Olympics People from Clearview, Ontario Politicians from Simcoe County Sportspeople from Simcoe County {{Manitoba-politician-stub