Burns, Dawson, M.A., son of Jabez Burns, D.D., was born in London in 1828.

Daily Baptist Encyclopedia Post by Jim Curran

Burns, Dawson, M.A., son of Jabez Burns, D.D., was born in London in 1828. He studied at the General Baptist Theological Seminary at Leicester and commenced his ministry in 1850. For several years Mr. Burns was occupied in public work in connection with the temperance movement. In 1874 he was elected co-pastor with his father, ~after whose death he succeeded to the sole charge. Mr. Burns is widely known as one of the leaders of the United Kingdom Alliance for the Suppression of the Traffic in intoxicating drinks, a society that attracts a large body of supporters of various re- religious and political opinions, and wields a potent influence in Parliamentary elections in the large cities and towns. From the Baptist Encyclopedia by William Cathcart