Background
Burns, Clarence Henry was born on September 13, 1918 in Baltimore. Son of Clarence Henry Senior and Selena (Green) Burns.
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Clarence Henry Burns
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Clarence Henry Burns, American mayor of Baltimore. Recipient Community Service award Center Maryland committee of Sickle Cell Anemia Inc., 1984, Contributions to Black Economic Development award The Hub Organization, Baltimore, 1985, Harry Bard Distinguished Citizenship award Community College Baltimore, 1987, Andrew White medal Loyola College, Baltimore, 1987.
Career
Du Burns was first elected to the Baltimore City Council in 1971. In 1986, the then-Mayor William Donald Schaefer resigned after being elected Governor of Maryland. As City Council president, Burns was elevated to mayor in January 1987, becoming the first black mayor in the city"s history.
In the 1987 city elections, Burns ran for a full term but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Kurt Schmoke.
He ran again in 1991 with the same result. In 1991 a new arena on the waterfront near Canton was named for "Du" Burns.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman executive board Eastside Democratic Organization, Baltimore, 1967-1987. General vice chairman United Fund Greater Baltimore Area, 1974-1975. Board directors United Way of Center Maryland.
Alternate delegate Democratic National Convention, 1976, delegate, 1980, 84. Served as sergeant United States Air Force, 1943-1946. Member National League Cities, United States Conference Mayors, American Legion.
Lodges: Optimists, Elks.
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Connections
Married Edith Phillips, November 5, 1939. 1 child, Cheryl.
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Nationality
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Religion
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Political Party
Democratic party
Career
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1949 - 1971
Awards
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Recipient Community Service award Center Maryland committee of Sickle Cell Anemia Inc., 1984, Contributions to Black Economic Development award The Hub Organization, Baltimore, 1985, Harry Bard Distinguished Citizenship award Community College Baltimore, 1987, Andrew White medal Loyola College, Baltimore, 1987.Recipient Community Service award Center Maryland committee of Sickle Cell Anemia Inc., 1984, Contributions to Black Economic Development award The Hub Organization, Baltimore, 1985, Harry Bard Distinguished Citizenship award Community College Baltimore, 1987, Andrew White medal Loyola College, Baltimore, 1987.