Francis Henry Burton (August 17, 1816 – July 28, 1872)https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194525571/francis-henry-burton was an

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businessman and political figure. He represented

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in the

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as a Conservative member. He was born in

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in 1817, the son of the Rev. James Edmund Burton and his first wife. His father brought the family to Canada when he was a child and he was educated at Chambly, Quebec. He operated a mill and distillery in Port Hope. He married Ann Brown, becoming brother-in-law to his step-brother, Henry Howard Meredith. Burton ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the

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in 1851 and then represented the East riding of Durham from 1854 to 1861.''The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1871'', HJ Morgan
/ref> He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1861 and 1863. He died in office at Port Hope in 1872.

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1816 births 1872 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada West Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Irish emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario People from Chambly, Quebec Immigrants to Upper Canada {{HistoricalConservative-Ontario-MP-stub