Andrew Joseph "Andy" Burns Jr. (July 25, 1927 – November 12, 2010) was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates

Maryland House of Delegates

The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...

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Background

Andrew J. Burns Jr. was born into a prominent political family whose father, Andrew J. Burns, was said to be a major player in the Democratic Party in Baltimore.

Education

Delegate Burns graduated from Polytechnic Institute

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

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 in 1945 and soon enlisted in the United States Navy. After serving in the military, Burns earned his bachelor's degree from Loyola College in 1950.

After working for a while, Burns attended and graduated from the University of Maryland School of Law

University of Maryland School of Law

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Career

Delegate Burns served in the military twice, once after high school right at the end of World War II

World War II

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, and again during the Korean War

Korean War

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. While in the Navy, Burns served on the USS Putnam

USS Putnam (DD-757)

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 and USS Chandler

USS Chandler

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After college, Burns briefly worked in real estate before he began practicing law.

Burns was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates

Maryland House of Delegates

The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...

 in 1966 and served until 1983, having lost in the primary in 1982. He later ran twice unsuccessfully for a seat on the Baltimore City Council

Baltimore City Council

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While in office, Delegate Burns served on the Judiciary and Baltimore Convention Center committees and chaired the Civil Laws Committee.

External links

• House of Delegates, Legislative District 43 (1975-1990). Archives of Maryland.