Raymond Burr movies, to charity. He was also known for sharing his wealth with friends. He sponsored 26 foster children through the Foster Parents' Plan or Save The Children, many with the greatest medical needs. He also gave money and some of his Perry Mason scripts to the McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, California. Burr was an early supporter of the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum in Sanibel, Florida, raising funds and chairing its first capital campaign. He also donated a large collection of Fijian cowries and cones from his island in Fiji. In 1993, Sonoma State University awarded Burr an honorary
Burr W. Jones Burr W. Jones Burr W. Jones (March 9, 1846 – January 7, 1935) was an American politician, jurist, and lawyer. Born in the Town of Union, Rock County, Wisconsin, Burr W.Jones attended the common schools and the Evansville Seminary, in Evansville, Wisconsin, and taught at the school for several years. He graduated from the literary department at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1870 and from the law department in 1871 and was admitted to the bar in 1871 commencing practice in Portage, Wisconsin. He moved to Madison, Wisconsin in 1872 where he continued to practice law. He became the prosecuting