Background
Burton, Frank was born on July 24, 1886 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Clarence Monroe and Harriet Jane (Nye) Burton.
Burton, Frank was born on July 24, 1886 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Clarence Monroe and Harriet Jane (Nye) Burton.
Bachelor of Science, University of Michigan, 1907.
Inspector Railroad, 1907. Chemist 1907-1910; engaged as consulting chemist, 1910-1912. Research engineer General Motors Corporation, 1912-1913.
Structural engineer department of building, City of Detroit, 1913-1917.
Chief engineer department of building and safety engineering, Detroit, 1919-1920. Chief engineer, Donaldson & Meier, Detroit, 1920-1921.
Commissioner department of building and safety engineering, Detroit, 1921-1926. Industrial consultant engineer since 1926.
Chairman of the Board Burton Abstract & Title Company.
President Burton Mortgage Bond Company.
Served as captain Signal Corps. United States Army with American Expeditionary Forces, 1917-1918. Member and ex-president Building Officials Conference.
Member Detroit Engineering Society (ex-president), Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi.
Mason. Wrote building codes for cities of Flint, Wyandotte, Lansing, Dearborn, Detroit, Michigan, and Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Married Bernice Mary Landon, August 29, 1913.