J. Irving Burns
James Irving Burns was an American lawyer and politician from New York.Life
He was the son of Jeremiah Burns and Aphia Burns. The family removed to Yonkers, New York in the 1850s. He attended Colgate University in 1859 and 1860. He graduated from Union College in 1862, and from Columbian College Law School.
He was Secretary and Treasurer of Rutgers Female College for seven years; and Superintendent of Bonded Warehouses of the Port of New York from 1874 to 1884. Then he became Manager of the Knickerbocker Subscription Agency, and President of the Spring Creek and Rockerville Water and Mining Company of South Dakota.
He was an alderman of Yonkers in 1883 and 1884; and a member of the New York State Assembly in 1887, 1888, 1890 and 1895.
He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1896 to 1898, sitting in the 119th, 120th and 121st New York State Legislatures.
