Background
Burton, Charles Pierce was born on March 7, 1862 in at Anderson, Indiana, United States. Son of Pierce and Ellen Gertrude (Lapham) Burton.
Burton, Charles Pierce was born on March 7, 1862 in at Anderson, Indiana, United States. Son of Pierce and Ellen Gertrude (Lapham) Burton.
Graduate E. Aurora (Illinois) High School, 1880.
City editor, 1882-1900, owner, 1900-1903, Aurora Daily Express. In charge of Illinois state printing, 1901-1903. Editor of The Earth Mover, Aurora.
Author: The Occidental College Los Angeles, California.
Member Emerson Literature Society, Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: Rotary, Optimist, Sunset Canyon Country. Platform lecturer.
Married Cora L. Vreeland, of Aurora, Illinois, May 25, 1887.