Beatrice Burns, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Beatrice Burns

First Lady of Hawaii, married to Governor John A. Burns

Date of Birth: 20-Feb-1906

Place of Birth: Sumpter, Oregon, United States

Date of Death: 28-Feb-1988

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Beatrice Majors Van Vleet Burns (February 2, 1906 – February 28, 1988) was the First Lady of Hawaii for three terms.
Born in Oregon and raised in numerous states, she became a Registered nurse, joined the United States Army Nurse Corps, and moved to Hawaii.
She met Hawaii's future governor John A.
Burns during a picnic at Hanauma Bay, when he was a college student.
Together they had four children, one of which was born premature and died when she was struck by poliomyelitis.
She never fully recovered from her paralysis, but lived a full life as a wife and mother.
During her tenure as the First Lady of Hawaii, she restored the governor's residence of Washington Place.