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Clarence H. Burns | |
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46th Mayor of Baltimore | |
In office January 26, 1987 – December 8, 1987 | |
Preceded by | William Donald Schaefer |
Succeeded by | Kurt Schmoke |
Personal details | |
Born | Clarence Henry Burns September 13, 1918 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Died | January 12, 2003 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 84)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Edith Phillips |
Alma mater | Larry London Music School |
Clarence Henry "Du" Burns (September 13, 1918 – January 12, 2003) was a Democratic politician and the first African American mayor of Baltimore, Maryland in 1987.[1]