There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Burton, one in the

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and one in the

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. Both creations are extinct. The Burton Baronetcy, of Stockerston in the County of Leicester, was created in the Baronetage of England on 22 July 1622 for Sir Thomas Burton, son of John Burton of Braunston who had purchased the

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estate in 1580. He was knighted in Dublin in 1605. He served as

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in 1633. His son, the second Baronet, served the Royalist cause during the

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and his estate was subsequently sequestered. Following the

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his son the third Baronet served as high sheriff in 1682. He sold Stockerston in 1690. The fourth and last Baronet was imprisoned for debt in 1710 and following conviction for theft in 1722 was

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. The baronetcy presumably became extinct on his death in circa 1750. George Edward Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage, Volume 1'' 1900
/ref> The Burton Baronetcy, of Pollacton in the County of Carlow, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 2 October 1758 for Sir Charles Burton,

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. The third and fourth Baronets served as High Sheriffs of County Carlow. The baronetcy became extinct on the death of the latter in 1902. The family seat Pollacton House was demolished in the 1970s.

Burton baronets, of Stockerston (1622)

* Sir Thomas Burton, 1st Baronet (1580–1655), who married secondly

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* Sir Thomas Burton, 2nd Baronet (1618–1659) * Sir Thomas Burton, 3rd Baronet (1657–1705) * Sir Charles Burton, 4th Baronet (1688–1750)

Burton baronets, of Pollacton (1758)

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(1702–1775) * Sir Charles Burton, 2nd Baronet (died 1812) * Sir Charles Burton, 3rd Baronet (1779–1830)''Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860)'',

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p. 118: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935 * Sir Charles Burton, 4th Baronet (died 1842) * Sir Charles William Cuffe Burton, 5th Baronet (1823–1902)

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Burton Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Ireland History of Leicestershire