Kennedy Francis Burns

The Hon. Kennedy Francis Burns
Senator for New Brunswick, New Brunswick
In office March 21, 1893 – June 23, 1895
Appointed by	John Sparrow David Thompson
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Gloucester
In office 1882–1893
Preceded by	Timothy Anglin
Succeeded by	Théotime Blanchard
Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Gloucester
In office 1874–1878
Personal details
Born	January 8, 1842 Thomastown, Republic of Ireland
Died	June 23, 1895 (aged 53) Bathurst, New Brunswick
Political party	Liberal

Kennedy Francis Burns (January 8, 1842 – June 23, 1895) was a Canadian businessman and politician.

Born in Thomastown, Republic of Ireland, he emigrated to British North America. He worked as a clerk for a merchant at Chatham, New Brunswick and bought his employer's store at Bathurst in 1863. In 1865, Burns married Harriet McKenna. After he acquired property on the Caraquet River including a sawmill, he entered the lumber trade. He also became involved with the Caraquet Railway, later serving as its president.

Burns was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in 1874 for Gloucester County, serving until 1878. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons representing the New Brunswick riding of Gloucester in the 1882 federal elections. A Liberal, he was re-elected in the 1887 election and the 1891 election. In 1893, he was summoned to the Canadian Senate. He sat as a Liberal and represented the senatorial division of New Brunswick. He served until his death at Bathurst in 1895.

References

• Kennedy Francis Burns – Parliament of Canada biography
• "Kennedy Francis Burns". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.