Sir Charles Burton, 1st Baronet (1702 – 6 June 1775) was an Anglo-Irish politician. Burton was the

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for Dublin City in the

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between 1749 and 1760.E. M. Johnston-Liik
''MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800''
(Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.74 (Retrieved 20 November 2022). Between 1752 and 1753 he was

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. On 2 October 1758 Burton was created a

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, of Pollacton in the Baronetage of Ireland. He was succeeded in his title by his son, also called Charles.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Burton, Charles, 1st Baronet 1702 births 1775 deaths 18th-century Anglo-Irish people Baronets in the Baronetage of Ireland Irish MPs 1727–1760 Lord Mayors of Dublin Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Dublin constituencies