Background
Burr, James J. was born on July 10, 1917 in Holbrook, Massachusetts, United States. Son of James P. and Effie Elizabeth (Quilliam) Burr.
Burr, James J. was born on July 10, 1917 in Holbrook, Massachusetts, United States. Son of James P. and Effie Elizabeth (Quilliam) Burr.
Bachelor, Holy Cross College, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1939. Master of Science in Social Work, Boston College, 1941.
Director displaced persons camp, United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Agency, Austria, 1946-1948. Field representative American Red Cross, 1948-1952, National Association Mental Health, 1952-1955. Superintendent District of Columbia Village Home for Aged, Washington, 1955-1959.
Director division Community Service Administration United States Department Health, Education and Welfare, 1959-1984. Vice president The Foxhall, Washington, since 1987.
Served to 1st lieutenant United States Army Reserve, 1945-1952. Fellow Gerontological Society. Member National Association Social Workers (scholar in residence Silver Spring, Maryland, American Public Welfare Association.
Married Anne Brymer Bowman, December 8, 1946 (divorced 1965). 1 child, James Hugh; Married Helen Turner, November 17, 1968.