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Burns, William Haydon (William)
1912 - He was born in Chicago, Illinois on the 17th of March.
1949 - He was elected to his first term as mayor of Jacksonville. He was elected to four more terms as mayor, longer than any other mayor of Jacksonville to date.
- He was elected president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, president of the Florida League of Municipalities, and delegate to the International Congress of Municipalities.
1965 - He left the mayor's office to become governor of Florida.
- Burns was sworn in as governor on the 5th of January, to serve an abbreviated two year term.
1967 - He left office on the 3rd of January as the first Democratic Governor of Florida in history to be succeeded by a Republican.
1971 - He made an unsuccessful attempt to be reelected mayor. As time went by, many of Burns' accomplishment for the city of Jacksonville were forgotten.
1987 - He died on the 22nd of November.
1949 - He was elected to his first term as mayor of Jacksonville. He was elected to four more terms as mayor, longer than any other mayor of Jacksonville to date.
- He was elected president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, president of the Florida League of Municipalities, and delegate to the International Congress of Municipalities.
1965 - He left the mayor's office to become governor of Florida.
- Burns was sworn in as governor on the 5th of January, to serve an abbreviated two year term.
1967 - He left office on the 3rd of January as the first Democratic Governor of Florida in history to be succeeded by a Republican.
1971 - He made an unsuccessful attempt to be reelected mayor. As time went by, many of Burns' accomplishment for the city of Jacksonville were forgotten.
1987 - He died on the 22nd of November.
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