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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.

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)

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

External links

• William Herbert Burns – Parliament of Canada biography
• William Herbert Burns at World Curling Federation
• William Herbert Burns at Olympedia

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