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James D. Burns (born July 28, 1865) was an American
United States

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 businessman
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, sheriff
Sheriff

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, delegate
Delegate

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, and owner
Ownership

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 of the Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers

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 in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball

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.

Born in Springwells, Michigan
Dearborn, Michigan

Dearborn is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in the Metro Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan, and is the tenth largest city in the U.S....
, which was located outside Detroit
Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Wayne County, Michigan. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwestern United States of the United States....
 city limits
City limits

----The term city limits refers to the defined boundary of a city....
, Burns operated a Detroit brick manufacturing plant
Brickworks

A brickworks also known as a brick factory, is a factory for the manufacturing of bricks, from clay or shale. Usually a brickworks is located on a clay bedrock often with a quarry for clay on site....
. In 1901, he became the first owner and president of the American League
American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada....
's Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers

The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit, Michigan in ....
, which had formally been a member of the Western League
Western League (U.S. baseball)

The Western League of Professional Baseball Clubs, simply called the Western League, was a minor league baseball league founded in 1893, and focused in the Midwest....
. The team continued to play at Bennett Park
Bennett Park

Bennett Park was a baseball park, named after Charlie Bennett, that formerly existed in Detroit, Michigan, at Michigan and Trumbull. It was home to the Detroit Tigers....
 except on Sundays, when Detroit's blue law
Blue law

A blue law is a type of law, typically found in the United States and Canada, designed to enforce religious standards, particularly the observance of Sunday as a day of worship or rest, and a restriction on Sunday shopping....
s forbade the team from playing there; Burns Park in Springwells served as the Tigers' Sunday home ball park.






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James D. Burns (born July 28, 1865) was an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 businessman
Businessperson

A businessperson is someone who is employed at usually a profit-oriented business, or more specifically, someone who is involved in the management of a company ....
, sheriff
Sheriff

A sheriff is in principle a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political, and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country....
, delegate
Delegate

A delegate is a person representing an organization at a meeting or conference between organizations of the same level ....
, and owner
Ownership

Ownership is the state or fact of exclusive rights and control over property, which may be an personal property, land ownership, or some other kind of property ....
 of the Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers

The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit, Michigan in ....
 in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of play in American professional baseball. Specifically, Major League Baseball refers to the organization that operates the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure that has developed gradually between them since 1903 ....
.

Born in Springwells, Michigan
Dearborn, Michigan

Dearborn is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in the Metro Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan, and is the tenth largest city in the U.S....
, which was located outside Detroit
Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Wayne County, Michigan. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwestern United States of the United States....
 city limits
City limits

----The term city limits refers to the defined boundary of a city....
, Burns operated a Detroit brick manufacturing plant
Brickworks

A brickworks also known as a brick factory, is a factory for the manufacturing of bricks, from clay or shale. Usually a brickworks is located on a clay bedrock often with a quarry for clay on site....
. In 1901, he became the first owner and president of the American League
American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada....
's Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers

The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit, Michigan in ....
, which had formally been a member of the Western League
Western League (U.S. baseball)

The Western League of Professional Baseball Clubs, simply called the Western League, was a minor league baseball league founded in 1893, and focused in the Midwest....
. The team continued to play at Bennett Park
Bennett Park

Bennett Park was a baseball park, named after Charlie Bennett, that formerly existed in Detroit, Michigan, at Michigan and Trumbull. It was home to the Detroit Tigers....
 except on Sundays, when Detroit's blue law
Blue law

A blue law is a type of law, typically found in the United States and Canada, designed to enforce religious standards, particularly the observance of Sunday as a day of worship or rest, and a restriction on Sunday shopping....
s forbade the team from playing there; Burns Park in Springwells served as the Tigers' Sunday home ball park. The Tigers had a 74-61 win-loss record after the first season and Burns sold his interest
Interest

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 in the team to Samuel F. Angus
Samuel F. Angus

Samuel F. Angus was the principal owner of the Detroit Tigers of the American League from through . In 1902, Daley purchased the franchise from James D. Burns to become owner. In 1903, Angus sold the Indians to Bill Yawkey....
.

Burns was elected sheriff
Sheriff

A sheriff is in principle a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political, and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country....
 of Wayne County
Wayne County, Michigan

Wayne County is a Counties of the United States in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States 2000 Census, its population was 2,061,162....
 and served a four year term. He also served three times as delegate
Delegate

A delegate is a person representing an organization at a meeting or conference between organizations of the same level ....
 to the Democratic National Convention
Democratic National Convention

The Democratic National Convention is a series of U.S. presidential nominating convention held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party....
 from Michigan
Michigan

Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, in 1908, 1912, and 1916. He was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose.

Bibliography

  • Burton, Clarence. "James D. Burns," The City of Detroit, Michigan: 1701-1922, vol. VI. Detroit: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1922. pp. 329-30.


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