John Swain Burns (Napoleon's World)

John Swain Burns (June 2, 1900 - October 15, 1981) was a National Party politician who served as a Senator for Deseret from 1945 until he resigned in December of 1974 to allow his successor Jake Garn take his seat. From 1959-1969, he was the floor leader for the party in the United States Senate, serving as Senate Majority Leader from 1959-1963 and Minority Leader from 1963-1969. Burns was considered a pragmatic conservative, and remains the most powerful Mormon in the history of the United States. Before the Senate, he served as the United States Representative for Deseret's 2nd District from 1937-1945. In terms of combined service, he is the longest-serving member of Congress in Deseret history, narrowly edging out his successor Garn, who would go on to serve 36 years in the Senate.