William Herbert Burns

Canadian politician

William Herbert Burns

Member of the Canadian Parliament for Portage la Prairie
In office 1930–1935
Preceded by	Ewan McPherson
Succeeded by	Harry Leader

Personal details
Born	February 27, 1878 Stayner, Ontario, Canada
Died	January 1, 1964
Political party	Conservative Party
Occupation	merchant

Olympic medal record
Men's Curling
	1932 Lake Placid	Curling (demonstration)

William Herbert Burns (February 27, 1878 – January 1, 1964) was a Canadian politician and merchant. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Member of the Conservative Party of Canada in the 1930 election to represent the riding of Portage la Prairie. He was defeated in the 1935 election.

Born in Stayner, Ontario, Burns was elected councillor of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, and became mayor in 1921 until 1930.

Burns was named to the team that represented the Manitoba Curling Association at the 1932 Winter Olympics. That year, curling was a demonstration sport. Burns was skip for the team which took first place in the event. The Manitoba team was undefeated, winning all four of its games at the Olympics.^[1] In 2004, the team was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame.^[2]

References

^ Imrie, Diane (27 March 2014). "Fort William mayor won Olympic gold". Chronicle-Journal. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014.
^ "1932 W.H. Burns Curling Team". Honoured Members Database. Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014.