Clarence H. Burns

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Clarence H. Burns
Mayor of Baltimore
In office 1986 – 1988
Preceded by	William Donald Schaefer
Succeeded by	Kurt Schmoke
Born	September 13, 1918 Baltimore, Maryland
Died	January 12, 2003
Political party	Democratic

Clarence H. "Du" Burns (born September 13, 1918; died January 12, 2003) was a Democratic politician and mayor of Baltimore, Maryland in 1987.

Du Burns was first elected to the Baltimore City Council in 1971. In 1986, then-Mayor William Donald Schaefer resigned after being elected governor of Maryland. As city council president, Burns was elevated to mayor, becoming the first black mayor in the city's history.

In 1987, Burns ran for a full term but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Kurt Schmoke. He ran again in 1991 with the same result.

Preceded by William Donald Schaefer

Mayor of Baltimore 1987

Succeeded by Kurt Schmoke