Michael Burns (Tennessee politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Michael Burns (Tennessee politician)

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001

Place of Birth: County Sligo, Connacht, Ireland

Date of Death: 14-Jul-1896

Profession: businessperson, politician

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Michael Burns (March 1813 – July 14, 1896) was an Irish-born American saddler, businessman and politician.
He serves as a director of several banks in Tennessee, as well as the president of the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad and the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad in the 1850s and 1860s.
After the American Civil War, he served as the president of the First National Bank of Nashville from 1870 to 1878, and as a member of the Tennessee Senate from 1882 to 1890, representing Davidson County.