burgomaster

• The story of a general shot by the son of a burgomaster was a repetition of a tragedy that had occurred at Aerschot, on the 19th, where the fifteen-year-old son of the burgomaster had been killed by a firing squad, not because he had shot a general, but because an officer had been shot, probably by Belgian soldiers retreating through the town. —  History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War
• Jacob van Swanenburch's father had been burgomaster, and he himself occupied from time to time offices of importance. —  Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters
• He was under arrest for the shooting of the police officers because he was the burgomaster, and also the chairman of the Men's Committee of Homestead. —  Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie
• "When I was a boy, his father was burgomaster--mayor--in Munich. —  Aunt Jane's Nieces in the Red Cross
• There stood the burgomaster, a tall, haggard, imposing figure, with dark visage, and a tranquil but commanding eye. —  A Wanderer in Holland

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