Francis Burnell

Francis Irwin Burnell (1863[7] – March 18, 1926) was a one-term Republican mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut from 1913 to 1915. He was also mayor of South Norwalk from 1907 to 1909 prior to the consolidation of the two municipalities.

Francis Irwin Burnell
15th Mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut
In office
1913–1915
Preceded byEdward J. Finnegan
Succeeded byCarl Harstrom
25th Mayor of South Norwalk, Connecticut
In office
1907–1909
Preceded byCharles E. Dow
Succeeded byRobert M. Wolfe
Personal details
Born1863
Pierstown, New York[1]
Died(1926-03-18)March 18, 1926
Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, Connecticut[1]
Resting placeRiverside Cemetery[1]
Political partyRepublican
SpouseFanny Tripp
Residence(s)Armonk, New York[2] Norwalk, Connecticut[3]
Alma materLong Island College Hospital (1894)[4][5]
Occupationphysician,[6] school principal[1]

Early life

Burnell was born in Pierstown, New York. He was raised in Otsego County, New York, and attended schools in Richfield Springs, New York.[1]

He was the principal of the Hartwick Union school, and East End School at Oneonta, New York. He studied medicine at Long Island Medical College, and graduated in 1894. On February 26, 1895, he married Fanny Tripp of Mamaroneck, New York. Soon after his marriage, he took up graduate school at Polyclinic Hospital in New York City. He took up residence in Norwalk on September 28, 1895.[1]

Political career

In 1907, Burnell defeated Republican Matthew Corbett for mayor of South Norwalk.[8] He served two one-year terms, and when South Norwalk and Norwalk were consolidated he was elected the first mayor of the consolidated city.[1]

Associations
  • Member, Old Well Lodge Number 108 of Masons[9]

References
  1. Obituary - Dr. Francis I. Burnell
  2. History of Long Island College Hospital and its Graduates
  3. The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Burke-fonte to Burnet
  4. New York Daily Tribune
  5. Proceedings
  6. Monthly bulletin of the Connecticut State Board of Health
  7. Headstone photograph for Merry (December 28, 2014). "Francis I. Burnell". Find a Grave. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  8. Google News Archive Search
  9. The Norwalk Hour
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