Name Frank Burr | Died May 4, 1992 | |
Education Hasbrouck Heights High School, New York University | ||
Frank White Burr (January 7, 1906 – May 4, 1992) was the Mayor of Teaneck, New Jersey from 1970-1974. He was a Methodist and an advocate for the Glenpointe development at the intersection of the New Jersey Turnpike (a portion of Interstate 95) and Interstate 80.
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Biography
Burr was born in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, where he attended Hasbrouck Heights High School. He graduated New York University and New York University School of Law and spent his entire professional life working for Chase Manhattan Bank.
Burr served as a Trustee on the Teaneck Board of Education from 1955 to 1961 and was board president from 1956 to 1957. He was a member of the Township's Advisory Board on Community Relations from 1961 to 1967 and was its chairman when Teaneck became the first town in the nation where a white majority voluntarily voted for school integration.
He died on May 4, 1992.
Personal life
Burr was married to Marie Barnitt and had four children. His son Frank worked as a portfolio manager at Alliance Capital, and was also known for charity effort such as an affordable housing project in New York that remains active. His grandson is rock drummer Matthew Burr.