# Beatrice Burns

> Beatrice Majors Van Vleet Burns 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 whom 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. While First Lady of Hawaii, she restored the governor's residence of Washington Place.

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

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/beatrice-burns

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** 1906-02-20
- **Died:** 1988-02-28
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 35.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 2.2 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 56.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Beatrice Burns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrice_Burns)
- [Beatrice Burns](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrice_Burns)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44397994)

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