Douglas Burrows | |
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Born | Sydney | 7 August 1915
Died | 10 December 1982 Sydney | (aged 67)
Nationality | Australian |
Education | Newington College |
Occupation | Stock broker |
Spouse | Valma Burrows (née Ashcroft) |
Children | 2 sons and 1 daughter |
Parent(s) | Rita (née Squire) and Harry Irving Burrows |
Douglas Squire Irving Burrows CBE (Civil) MBE (Military) (7 August 1915 – 10 December 1982) was an Australian stock broker, businessman[1] and philanthropist who from 1970 until his death was President of the Board Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children. With Lorimer Dods and John Fulton he co-founded the Children's Medical Research Foundation of which from 1970 he became the Chairman of the Management Committee.[2]