What is Brian P. Burns?
[[File:Brian P. Burns.jpg|right|200px]] '''Brian Patrick Burns''' (July 12, 1936 – August 12, 2021) was an American businessman, lawyer and philanthropist. He was a well known leader of the Irish-American community. He collected many pieces of Irish art.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Zimmer|first1=William|title=ART; The Irish on Canvas, Politically Expressive|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/30/nyregion/art-the-irish-on-canvas-politically-expressive.html|website=The New York Times|date=30 November 1997|accessdate=16 January 2017}}</ref> He was born in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]] and spent his career both in Boston and [[San Francisco]], [[California]]. In December 2016, then President-elect [[Donald Trump]] wanted to nominate Burns as the [[United States Ambassador to Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=O'Dowd|first1=Niall|title=NYT reporter tweets Trump ready to name Brian Burns as US Ambassador|url=http://www.irishcentral.com/news/politics/nyt-says-trump-ready-to-name-irish-philanthropist-as-us-ambassador|website=Irish Central|date=30 December 2016|accessdate=3 January 2017|ref=1}}</ref> However, in June 2017, Burns withdrew his name because of his health.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2017/0613/882521-brian-burns-donald-trump/ |title=Irish-American withdraws as Trump's nominee for US ambassador |website=[[RTÉ]] |date=June 13, 2017 |accessdate=June 20, 2017}}</ref> Burns died on August 12, 2021 in [[Palm Beach, Florida]] one month after his 85th birthday.<ref>[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sfgate/name/brian-burns-obituary?pid=199781085 Brian Burns Obituary]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Burns, Brian P.}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Lawyers from San Francisco]] [[Category:American philanthropists]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Boston]] [[Category:Businesspeople from San Francisco]] [[Category:Politicians from San Francisco]] [[Category:Politicians from Boston]] [[Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians]] [[Category:Lawyers fr