William Henry Burton (1739–1818) was an Irish politician.Dictionary of Irish Biography
Burton was born in County Carlow and educated at Kilkenny College and Trinity College, Dublin.Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860), George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p. 120: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935 He served as a captain in the 13th Dragoons from 1766 to 1770.
Burton represented Gowran from 1761 until 1768 and County Carlow from 1768 until 1802.
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