Back دبليو هايدون بيرنز ARZ دبلیو. هایدون بورنز AZB W. Haydon Burns German دبلیو. هیدون برنز Persian William Haydon Burns Italian Gulielmus Haydon Burns Latin Haydon Burns Polish W. Haydon Burns Swedish
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W. Haydon Burns | |
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| 35th Governor of Florida | |
| In office January 5, 1965 – January 3, 1967 | |
| Preceded by | C. Farris Bryant |
| Succeeded by | Claude R. Kirk Jr. |
| 35th Mayor of Jacksonville | |
| In office June 24, 1949 – January 5, 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Whitehead |
| Succeeded by | Lou Ritter |
| 18th President of the United States Conference of Mayors | |
| In office 1961–1962 | |
| Preceded by | Richardson Dilworth |
| Succeeded by | Anthony J. Celebrezze |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Haydon Burns March 17, 1912 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | November 22, 1987 (aged 75) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Mildred Carlyon (m. 1934) |
| Children | 2 |
| Profession | Politician, business consulting |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
William Haydon Burns (March 17, 1912 – November 22, 1987) was an American politician who served as the 35th Governor of Florida from 1965 to 1967. A member of the Democratic Party, he was Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida from 1949 to 1965.
In October 1965, Burns was the first person to publicly announce the planned opening of Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, calling the new theme park "the greatest attraction in the history of Florida".[1]
- ^ Mark Andrews (August 6, 2000). "Disney Pulled Strings So Mouse Moved In With Barely A Squeak". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2025.