About Adam Dunlap Burris
Lived 1887 – 1950 (aged 62). Adam Dunlap Burris was a Canadian politician and farmer.
Adam Dunlap Burris (February 28, 1887 – February 21, 1950) was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1920 to 1925 as a Liberal member.
Burris was born in 1887 at Upper Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia to George Burris and Jane Dean. He married Jean Archibald on December 27, 1911, and later married Mary Jane McCurdy on January 23, 1918. He served as a stipendiary magistrate. Burris died in 1950 at Upper Musquodoboit.
He was elected in the 1920 Nova Scotia general election and did not contest the 1925 Nova Scotia general election.
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Who was Adam Dunlap Burris?
Canadian politician from Nova Scotia (1887–1950)
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Adam Dunlap Burris was born on 28 February 1887 in Upper Musquodoboit.
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Adam Dunlap Burris died on 21 February 1950 in Upper Musquodoboit.
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Adam Dunlap Burris was a politician and farmer.
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Adam Dunlap Burris was Canadian.
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