Background
Burns, WIlliam Haydon was born on March 17, 1912 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Harry Haydon and Ethel Emma (Burnett) Burns.
Burns, WIlliam Haydon was born on March 17, 1912 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Harry Haydon and Ethel Emma (Burnett) Burns.
Student, Babson College.
Mayor, City of Jackonsville, Florida, 1949-1965; governor, State of Florida, 1965-1967; president, Haydon Burns & Associations, Jacksonville, 1967-1979. President United States Conference Mayors, 1959.
Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1941-1946. Member Masons, Shriners, Royal Order of Jesters.
Married Mildred Carlyon, 1934. Children: Eleanor Burns Watkins, William Haydon Burns Junior.