Leroy Edgar Burney

Leroy Edgar Burney
8th Surgeon General of the United States
In office
August 8, 1956 – January 29, 1961
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Preceded byLeonard A. Scheele
Succeeded byLuther Leonidas Terry
Personal details
Born(1906-12-31)December 31, 1906
Burney, Indiana, U.S.
DiedJuly 31, 1998(1998-07-31) (aged 91)
Park Ridge, Illinois, U.S.
Resting placeCrown Hill Cemetery and Arboretum, Section 46, Lot 208
39°49′13″N 86°10′17″W / 39.8201444°N 86.1712536°W / 39.8201444; -86.1712536
Alma materButler University
Indiana University Bloomington

Leroy Edgar Burney (December 31, 1906 – July 31, 1998) was an American physician and public health official. He was appointed the eighth Surgeon General of the United States from 1956 to 1961.

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