# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-burns
# Generated: 2026-08-12T22:56:55.694Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-burns"
name: "John Burns"
slug: "john-burns"
description: "John Elliot Burns was an English trade unionist and politician, particularly associated with London politics and Battersea. He was a socialist and then a Liberal Member of Parliament and Minister. He was anti-alcohol and a keen sportsman. When the Liberal cabinet made a decision for war on 2 August 1914, he resigned and played no further role in politics. After retiring from politics, he developed an expertise in London history and coined the phrase \"The Thames is liquid history\"."
tagline: "English trade unionist and politician (1858–1943)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/John_Burns.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
category:
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  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1858-10-20"
deathDate: "1943-01-24"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           11.627936
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "John Burns"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump