Thomas Burns (minister, born 1796)

Thomas Burns
Personal details
Born10 April 1796
Died23 January 1871
Dunedin, New Zealand
minister of Ballantrae
In office
13 April 1826  18 May 1830
minister of Monkton Parish Church
In office
18 May 1830  18 May 1843
minister of Monkton Free Church
In office
18 May 1843  25 June 1846
minister of Portobello Free Church
In office
25 June 1846  1847
minister at Otago
In office
1847–1870
first Chancellor of Otago University
In office
1869–1870

Thomas Burns (10 April 1796 – 23 January 1871) was a prominent Scottish early European settler and religious leader of the province of Otago in New Zealand.