Industrialist, Philanthropist. Burden was born on January 16, 1871, in Manhattan, New York. His parents were James Abercrombie Burden Sr. (1833–1906) and Mary Proudfit Irvin. Burden's younger brother, Arthur Scott Burden (1879–1921), was the first husband of Cynthia Roche. His maternal grandfather was merchant Richard Irvin and his paternal grandfather, Henry Burden (1791–1871), a native of Scotland, became manager in 1822 of Troy Iron and Nail Works reorganized later as the "Henry Burden and Sons" foundry in Troy. His grandfather assumed full ownership in 1848, which was passed along to his sons, and in 1881 was reorganized as Burden Iron Works. Burden attended and graduated from Harvard College in 1893. Following his graduation, he studied for a year at Harvard Law School before going to work at the family company in 1894. On June 6, 1895, Burden married Florence Adele Sloane, who was the eldest daughter of William D. Sloane (the head of W. & J. Sloane) and Emily Thorn Vanderbilt, a granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt. Burden became president of Burden Iron Works in 1906 upon his father's death. Burden inherited a share of the Burden Iron Works from his uncle, William Fletcher Burden (1830–1867), who died at the age of 38. Burden Iron Works became the largest horseshoe and nail‐producing concern in the world. In 1910, then Democratic candidate, and eventually, New York Governor, John A. Dix spoke in Troy about the burden of overtaxation. Dix was then hosted for dinner by James, a Republican who had recently announced his intention to support the Democratic nominee. In 1921, as a result of two horse fall injuries his brother, Arthur, sustained which caused him to be placed under constant care from late 1913, Burden filed a petition while his sister-in-law, Cynthia Roche's, was away in London, requesting that Arthur Burden be declared incompetent. His brother died from pneumonia shortly thereafter in June 1921. In 1931, he was injured in a fall. Burden died on June 1, 1932, of an embolism as a consequence of his fall a year earlier, He was entombed in the Burden Mausoleum at Oakwood Cemetery, Troy , Ny. In 1940 Burden Iron Works was purchased by Republic Steel.
Industrialist, Philanthropist. Burden was born on January 16, 1871, in Manhattan, New York. His parents were James Abercrombie Burden Sr. (1833–1906) and Mary Proudfit Irvin. Burden's younger brother, Arthur Scott Burden (1879–1921), was the first husband of Cynthia Roche. His maternal grandfather was merchant Richard Irvin and his paternal grandfather, Henry Burden (1791–1871), a native of Scotland, became manager in 1822 of Troy Iron and Nail Works reorganized later as the "Henry Burden and Sons" foundry in Troy. His grandfather assumed full ownership in 1848, which was passed along to his sons, and in 1881 was reorganized as Burden Iron Works. Burden attended and graduated from Harvard College in 1893. Following his graduation, he studied for a year at Harvard Law School before going to work at the family company in 1894. On June 6, 1895, Burden married Florence Adele Sloane, who was the eldest daughter of William D. Sloane (the head of W. & J. Sloane) and Emily Thorn Vanderbilt, a granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt. Burden became president of Burden Iron Works in 1906 upon his father's death. Burden inherited a share of the Burden Iron Works from his uncle, William Fletcher Burden (1830–1867), who died at the age of 38. Burden Iron Works became the largest horseshoe and nail‐producing concern in the world. In 1910, then Democratic candidate, and eventually, New York Governor, John A. Dix spoke in Troy about the burden of overtaxation. Dix was then hosted for dinner by James, a Republican who had recently announced his intention to support the Democratic nominee. In 1921, as a result of two horse fall injuries his brother, Arthur, sustained which caused him to be placed under constant care from late 1913, Burden filed a petition while his sister-in-law, Cynthia Roche's, was away in London, requesting that Arthur Burden be declared incompetent. His brother died from pneumonia shortly thereafter in June 1921. In 1931, he was injured in a fall. Burden died on June 1, 1932, of an embolism as a consequence of his fall a year earlier, He was entombed in the Burden Mausoleum at Oakwood Cemetery, Troy , Ny. In 1940 Burden Iron Works was purchased by Republic Steel.
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