Hutchings Gordon Burton

Background

Burton, Hutchings Gordon was born in 1784 in North Carolina, United States. Son of John and Mary (Gordon) Burton.

Education

Student of University North Carolina, 1795-1798.

Career

Elected to North Carolina House of Commons, 1809-1817. Attorney general North Carolina, 1810-1816 member United States House of Representatives from North Carolina 16th-18th congresses, 1819-1824. Governor North Carolina 1824-1827.

Achievements

• Hutchings Gordon Burton has been listed as a noteworthy governor of North Carolina, congressman by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member United States House

Connections

Married Sarah Jones, 2 children.

Father:

John Burton

Mother:

Mary (Gordon) Burton

Spouse:

Sarah Jones