Beatrice Burns

==Political wife==

==Political wife==

At the end of [[World War II]], Jack began his rise in politics. He left the police force and bought the [[Kalama]] Liquor Store. He was often away with political involvement and hiring employees was a financial drain on the business. Beatrice eventually ran the business herself, with her youngest son Jim pushing her home in her wheelchair in the evening.{{sfn|Boylan|2000|p=72}}

At the end of [[World War II]], Jack began his rise in politics. He left the police force and bought the Kalama Liquor Store. He was often away with political involvement and hiring employees was a financial drain on the business. Beatrice eventually ran the business herself, with her youngest son Jim pushing her home in her wheelchair in the evening.{{sfn|Boylan|2000|p=72}}

When Jack ran for a seat as delegate to the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Territory of Hawaii|Hawaii Territory]] in 1956, Beatrice's determination to live a normal life with polio became his political asset with a write-up titled "The Woman Behind the Man: The Story of Beatrice Burns".{{sfn|Boylan|2000|pp=136–137}} After his election, they lived in a [[Washington, D.C.]] apartment, where she saw less of her husband. She made his meals at home, and he took her for Sunday sight-seeing trips. The Burns children were grownup and living individual lives in the mainland United States. She entertained political wives with small gatherings in the apartment,{{sfn|Boylan|2000|p=147}} as her husband put his legislative efforts towards helping Hawaii achieve statehood. With the Territory of Hawaii set to become the 50th state in the union on August 21, 1959, Beatrice, like many of his colleagues in Washington, thought Jack would throw his hat in the ring for the United States Senate. Instead, he chose to pursue the office of Governor of Hawaii. When she learned this from her eldest son, her immediate response was disbelief.{{sfn|Boylan|2000|pp=155–156}} Jack lost the 1959 gubernatorial election to [[William F. Quinn]].{{cite news|title=Quinn Wins Governor Race|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/259087218/?terms=John+A.+Burns|access-date=December 2, 2017|work=The Honolulu Advertiser|url-access=subscription |via=Newspapers.com|date=July 29, 1959|page=1}}

When Jack ran for a seat as delegate to the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Territory of Hawaii|Hawaii Territory]] in 1956, Beatrice's determination to live a normal life with polio became his political asset with a write-up titled "The Woman Behind the Man: The Story of Beatrice Burns".{{sfn|Boylan|2000|pp=136–137}} After his election, they lived in a [[Washington, D.C.]] apartment, where she saw less of her husband. She made his meals at home, and he took her for Sunday sight-seeing trips. The Burns children were grownup and living individual lives in the mainland United States. She entertained political wives with small gatherings in the apartment,{{sfn|Boylan|2000|p=147}} as her husband put his legislative efforts towards helping Hawaii achieve statehood. With the Territory of Hawaii set to become the 50th state in the union on August 21, 1959, Beatrice, like many of his colleagues in Washington, thought Jack would throw his hat in the ring for the United States Senate. Instead, he chose to pursue the office of Governor of Hawaii. When she learned this from her eldest son, her immediate response was disbelief.{{sfn|Boylan|2000|pp=155–156}} Jack lost the 1959 gubernatorial election to [[William F. Quinn]].{{cite news|title=Quinn Wins Governor Race|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/259087218/?terms=John+A.+Burns|access-date=December 2, 2017|work=The Honolulu Advertiser|url-access=subscription |via=Newspapers.com|date=July 29, 1959|page=1}}