Modern English biography, volume 1 (of 4), A-H by Frederic Boase

1875; _D. Burns’s Temperance dictionary_ (1861) 527–30; _Illust. news of the world viii_, (1861), _portrait_; _Graphic xiii_, 182, 188 (1876), _portrait_. BURNS, JAMES (_brother of Rev. Islay Burns 1817–72_). _b._ Manse of Dun 8 Nov. 1808; employed by Whitaker and Co. publishers in London 1832; bookseller at Duke st. Manchester sq. 1834, and at 17 Portman st.; published The Englishman’s library; The Fireside library; _Poems and pictures_ 1845, first of the illustrated Christmas books; joined Church of Rome 1847; edited _The Missal_; _The Vespers book_; _The paradise of the Christian soul_; _The path to heaven_; published _The Dublin Review_ July 1863 to death; _Annals of the propagation of the faith 1861 to death_; _The Rambler_ a weekly journal 1 Jany. 1848 to Nov. 1859. _d._ 17 Portman st. London 11 April 1871. _J. Gillow’s English Catholics i_, 346–8 (1885); _Illustrated Catholic family annual_ (1884), _portrait_. BURNS, JAMES (_3 son of Rev. John Burns, minister of Barony church, Glasgow_). _b._ Glasgow 9 June 1789; a shipowner with his brother George Burns; began to use steam navigation 1824; founded with Samuel Cunard and David Mac Iver, Cunard company for establishing a line of ocean steamers to America, first of which sailed from Liverpool 4 July 1840. _d._ Bloomhall, Dumbartonshire 6 Sep. 1871. BURNS, REV. JAMES DRUMMOND. _b._ Edinburgh 18 Feb. 1823; ed. at High sch. and Univ. of Edin.; minister of Free church Dunblane near Stirling Aug. 1845 to 4 Oct. 1848; spent 5 years in Madeira 1847–53; minister of English Presbyterian chapel Well walk, Hampstead 22 May 1855; author of _The vision of prophecy and other poems_ 1854, _2 ed._ 1858; _The heavenly Jerusalem or glimpses within the gates_ 1856; contributed a series of papers on cities of the Bible to Rev. A. Cameron’s _Family treasury_ and article Hymns to _Encyclopædia Britannica_, _8 ed. xii_, 188–90 (1856). _d._ Mentone 27 Nov. 1864. _bur._ Highgate cemetery Dec. _Rev. J. Hamilton’s Memoir and remains of Rev. J. D. Burns_ 1869, _portrait_; _Reminiscences of Rev. J. D. Burns from Weekly Review of Dec. 17, 1864_. BURNS, ROBERT (_eld. son of Robert Burns the poet 1759–96_). _b._ Tarbolton, Ayrshire Sep. 1786; ed. at Dumfries academy; clerk in Stamp office, London 1804; an accomplished scholar, musician and artist; edited _The Caledonian musical museum_ 1809. _d._ Dumfries 14 May 1857. BURNS, REV. ROBERT. _b._ Borrowstownness West Lothian 13 Feb. 1789; ordained to charge of Low church Paisley July 1811; sec. of Glasgow colonial society 1815–30; seceded with the Protestors 1843; sent by Free church to visit churches in U.S. and Canada 1844; pastor of Knox’s church Toronto 1845–56; Emeritus professor of church history in Knox college Toronto 1856; moderator of church in Canada twice; author of _A historical dissertation on the law and practice of Great Britain with regard to the poor_ 1819; _On Pluralities_ 1824; _The Gareloch heresy tried_ 1830; edited Wodrow’s _History of the sufferings of the Church of Scotland_, _new ed. 4 vols._ 1828; edited _Edinburgh Christian instructor_ 1838–40. _d._ Toronto 19 Aug. 1869. _Morgan’s Bibliotheca Canadensis_ (1867) 58–9. BURNS, WILLIAM. _b._ Saltcoats, Ayrshire Dec. 1809; a procurator in Glasgow 1844; head of firm of Burns, Alison and Aitken; engaged much in consideration of public bills and legal education; author of _What’s in a name_ 1861; _War of Scottish independence 2 vols._