John A. Burns

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John Burns
2nd Governor of Hawaii
In office December 3, 1962 – December 2, 1974 On leave: October 17, 1973 – December 2, 1974
Lieutenant	William S. Richardson Andrew T. F. Ing Thomas Gill George Ariyoshi
Preceded by	William F. Quinn
Succeeded by	George Ariyoshi
Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii's at-large district
In office January 3, 1957 – August 21, 1959
Preceded by	Elizabeth Farrington
Succeeded by	Daniel Inouye (U.S. Representative)
Personal details
Born	(1909-03-30)March 30, 1909 Fort Assinniboine, Montana, U.S.
Died	April 5, 1975(1975-04-05) (aged 66) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Resting place	National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Beatrice Van Vleet ​ (m. 1931)​
Children	3
Education	University of Hawaii, Manoa (BA)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1927–1928

John Anthony Burns (March 30, 1909 – April 5, 1975) was an American politician. Burns was born in Montana and became a resident of Hawaii in 1913. He served as the second governor of Hawaii from 1962 to 1974.