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    Otway Burns (c. 1775 – August 25, 1850) was an American privateer during the War of 1812 and later, a North Carolina State Senator. Burns was born at...
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  • massif in Antarctica Seno Otway, inland sound in southern Chile Otway Burns (1775–1850), American privateer Otway (surname) HMAS Otway, two submarines of the...
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    Captain Burns was given to the county on July 5, 1909, by Walter Francis Burns, a grandson of the naval captain. The inscription reads: Otway Burns - Born...
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    USS Burns (DD-588), was a Fletcher-class destroyer, the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain Hugh Otway Burns (1775–1850), a privateer...
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    rails. A "Y-gun" depth charge thrower was added to many ships. Burns, named for Otway Burns, was launched 4 July 1918 by Union Iron Works, San Francisco...
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    Carolina House of Commons and a resident of Onslow County. In 1818, Otway Burns built the Prometheus, the first river steamboat constructed in North...
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    Captain Otway Burns, a naval hero of the War of 1812. In 1909, a statue of Captain Burns was given to the town by his grandson, Walter Francis Burns Sr.,...
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  • (1868–1941), American politician Otway Burns (1775–1850), American privateer Owen Burns (disambiguation), multiple people Oyster Burns (1864–1928), American baseball...
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  • Senate John David Burns (born 1936), Oregon State Senate Michael Burns (Tennessee politician) (1813–1896), Tennessee State Senate Otway Burns (1775–1850),...
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    1865 to 1900, and a few 20th-century markers. Notable burials include Otway Burns, a naval hero in the War of 1812, and Colonel William Thompson, commander...
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