John Burns, 1st Baron Inverclyde, FRGS (24 June 1829 - 12 February 1901) was a ship owner. Born in Glasgow he was the son of Sir George Burns, 1st Baronet, a founder of the shipping company G & J Burns and a partner in the Cunard Steamship Co. and his wife, Jane Cleland. After school, he attended Glasgow University and took the general arts degree before joining the family firm about 1850. He married Emily (d. 1901), daughter of George Clerk Arbuthnot, with whom he had two sons and three daughters.
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24 June 1829
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Died |
12 February 1901 (aged 71)
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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