Clinton Sumner Burns

Clinton Sumner Burns
Burns c. 1900
Born(1871-10-26)October 26, 1871
Waverly, Iowa, United States
DiedApril 1, 1924(1924-04-01) (aged 52)
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Occupation(s)civil engineer, Business executive

Clinton Sumner Burns (1871–1924) was a prominent civil engineer and business executive who, with Robert Emmett McDonnell, a classmate at Stanford University formed an engineering company under the firm name of Burns & McDonnell. His work involved practically every state in the country, designing water and sewer systems in over five hundred cities as well as being an honorary member of the Sigma Xi.

In 2010, Burns and McDonnell were inducted into the Greater Kansas City Business Hall of Fame.

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