Clinton Sumner Burns (1871–1924) was a prominent civil engineer and business executive who, with Robert Emmett McDonnell, a classmate at Stanford University formed an engineering company under the firm name of Burns & McDonnell. His work involved practically every state in the country, designing water and sewer systems in over five hundred cities[1] as well as being an honorary member of the Sigma Xi.
In 2010, Burns and McDonnell were inducted into the Greater Kansas City Business Hall of Fame.
Early life and career
Clinton Sumner Burns was born at Waverly Iowa on October 26, 1871, the son of Heman Hoit Burns (1842-1917)[2] and Laura Root Burns (1845-1881).[3][4]