James Burns
@james_burns
Australian businessman, shipowner and philanthropist (1846–1923)
Building Queensland Insurance Company as Founder · Australia
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Key facts
- Lived
- 1846–1923
- Educated at
- Royal High School
About
James Burns (1846–1923) was a slave trader and politician. They were born in Polmont. They studied at Royal High School. They served as Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council.
In context
Queensland Insurance Company was founded in 1886 and closed in 1973, after 87 years. Among the 109 other business companies founded in the 1880s we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 81 years, so this one outlasted most of them.
Named alongside
At Queensland Insurance Company
- Robert PhilpFounder
Contribution
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