{{short description|Canadian politician and businessman}}
'''Francis Henry Burton''' (1817 – [[July 28]] [[1872]]) was an [[Ontario]] businessman and political figure. He represented [[Durham East]] in the [[1st Canadian Parliament]] as a [[Conservative Party of Canada (historical)|Conservative]] member.<ref name="parl">[http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?Language=E&query=2817&s=M Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament]</ref>▼
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▲'''Francis Henry Burton''' (1817August 17, 1816 – [[July 28]], [[1872]])<ref>{{Find a Grave | id=194525571 | name=Francis Henry Burton}}</ref> was an [[Ontario]] businessman and political figure. He represented [[Durham East (federal electoral district)|Durham East]] in the [[1st Canadian Parliament]] as a [[Conservative Party of Canada (historical)|Conservative]] member.<ref name="parl">[http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?Language{{Canadian Parliament links|ID=E&query3336|nolist=2817&s=M Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament]yes}}</ref>
He was born in [[Galway]], [[Ireland]] in 1817,<ref name="parl"/> the son of J.Ethe Rev. James Edmund Burton,cameand his first wife. His father brought the family to Canada aswhen he was a child<ref name="johnson">{{cite book |title=The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 |last=Johnson |first=J.K. |dateyear=1968 |publisher=Public Archives of Canada}}</ref> and he was educated at [[Chambly, Quebec]].<ref name="morgan"/> He operated a mill and distillery in [[Port Hope, Ontario|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 [[Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada]] in 1851<ref name="johnson"/> and then represented the East riding of [[Durham County, Ontario|Durham]] in the from 1854 to 1861.<ref name="morgan">[http{{cite book |url=https://www.canadiana.orgca/ECOview/mtq?doc=oocihm.32945/101 ''|page=73 |title=The Canadian parliamentaryParliamentary companionCompanion and|year=1871 annual|publisher=Gazette register,Steam 1871'',Printing HJHouse |editor-last=Morgan] |editor-first=Henry J. |editor-link=Henry James Morgan |edition=Sixth |location=Montreal}}</ref> He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1861 and 1863. He died in office at Port Hope in 1872.<ref name="johnson"/>
