Francis Hardon Burr '09, of Chestnut Hill, died in the Des Brisay hospital yesterday morning at 5.30 o'clock. He was taken ill with typhoid fever on October 3, and although he rallied several times, the disease was the direct cause of his death.

He was born on September 15, 1886, at Chestnut Hill, and prepared for college at Noble and Greenough's School in Boston. In his Freshman year he played guard on the University football team, and was president of the class. In the spring of that year he played first base on the University baseball team. In Sophomore year, besides playing on the football team, he was a member of the track squad. As a Junior he played tackle on the football team and took part in track work. In 1908 he was captain of the football team which defeated Yale at New Haven, by the score of 4 to 0, though on account of an injured shoulder he was unable to play in the game. He was one of Walter Camp's selections for the All-America football team in 1905 and 1906. Moreover he had the distinction of being the last man to play for four years on the University football team. In the spring of his final year he played on the tennis team. He was a member of the Athletic Committee in his Senior year and was first marshal of the class of 1909.

Besides his success in athletics, Burr received a Harvard College scholarship for his academic work during his last year in College. He had been a member of the Governing Board of the Union since 1909 and represented the Law School on the Union Library Committee. He had just begun his second year's work in the Law School when he was taken Ill.