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John Anthony Burns

John Anthony Burns served as Governor of Hawaii.

  • Democratic
  • Hawaii
  • Former
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Role Governor

Current assignment referenced in the congressional directory.

State Hawaii

Representing constituents across the Hawaii delegation.

Service period 1962-1974

Years of public service formally recorded.

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Biography

JOHN ANTHONY BURNS was born March 30, 1909, in Ft. Assinniboine, Montana. He attended the University of Hawaii and graduated in 1930. Burns served in the U.S. Army from 1927 to 1928. In 1934, he was appointed patrolman at the Honolulu Police Department, and was a Captain when he resigned from the force in 1945. […]

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