Brian P. Burns
Brian Patrick Burns | |
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Burns in 2016 | |
| Born | July 12, 1936 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | August 12, 2021 (aged 85) |
| Education | College of the Holy Cross (BA) Harvard University (LLB) |
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Brian Patrick Burns (July 12, 1936 – August 12, 2021) was an American entrepreneur, attorney and philanthropist. Burns was a distinguished collector of Irish art. In December 2016, Maggie Haberman of The New York Times reported that then president-elect Donald Trump intended to name Burns as the next United States Ambassador to Ireland. However, in June 2017, Burns withdrew his name from consideration, due to ill health.