William Herbert Burns
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Portage la Prairie
In office
1930–1935
Preceded byEwan McPherson
Succeeded byHarry Leader
Personal details
BornFebruary 27, 1878
Stayner, Ontario, Canada
DiedJanuary 1, 1964
Political partyConservative Party
Occupationmerchant
Olympic medal record
Men's Curling
Gold medal – first place1932 Lake PlacidCurling (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

  1. ↑ Imrie, Diane (27 March 2014). "Fort William mayor won Olympic gold". Chronicle-Journal. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "1932 W.H. Burns Curling Team". Honoured Members Database. Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014.


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