Thomas Burns (minister, born 1796)

Thomas Burns
Personal details
Born	10 April 1796 Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland
Died	23 January 1871 Dunedin, New Zealand
minister of Ballantrae
In office 13 April 1826 – 18 May 1830
minister of Monkton Parish Church
In office 18 May 1830 – 18 May 1843
minister of Monkton Free Church
In office 18 May 1843 – 25 June 1846
minister of Portobello Free Church
In office 25 June 1846 – 1847
minister at Otago
In office 1847–1870
first Chancellor of Otago University
In office 1869–1870

Thomas Burns (10 April 1796 – 23 January 1871)^[1] was a prominent Scottish early European settler and religious leader of the province of Otago in New Zealand.