William Herbert Burns (February 27, 1878 - January 1, 1964) was a
Canadian
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politician
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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
1930
Events
January
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election to represent the
riding of
Portage la Prairie
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. He was defeated in the
1935 election.
Born in
Stayner, Ontario, Burns was elected
councillor
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Canada
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of
Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
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and became mayor in 1921 until 1930.
Burns was named to the team that represented the
Manitoba Curling Association
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at the
1932 Winter Olympics
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. That year,
curling
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was a
demonstration sport. Burns was
skip
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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
Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame
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.
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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
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