Robert Easton Burns

Robert Easton Burns (December 26, 1805 – January 12, 1863) was a Canadian lawyer, judge, and Chancellor of the University of Toronto.

Robert Easton Burns
12th Chancellor of the University of Toronto
In office 1856–1863
Preceded by	William Hume Blake
Succeeded by	George Skeffington Connor
Personal details
Born	(1805-12-26)December 26, 1805 Niagara (Niagara-on-the-Lake), Upper Canada
Died	January 12, 1863(1863-01-12) (aged 57) Toronto, Canada West
Occupation	lawyer and judge

Born in Niagara (Niagara-on-the-Lake), Upper Canada, the son of the Reverend John and Jane Burns, Burns was educated at home and at the Niagara District Grammar School. A lawyer, he was also a puisne judge on the Court of Queen's Bench from 1850 until his death in 1863. From 1857 to 1861, he was the Chancellor of the University of Toronto. From 1849 to 1850, he was the treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada.

References

• Morrison, Brian H. (1976). "Burns, Robert Easton". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. IX (1861–1870) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.