Background
Burton, Robert was born on October 20, 1747 in near Chase City, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States.
Burton, Robert was born on October 20, 1747 in near Chase City, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States.
He was a delegate from North Carolina to the Continental Congress in 1787. Between 1783 and 1815, the North Carolina General Assembly elected him to 13 one-year terms on the Council of State, which at the time was an official advisory panel that the legislature used to check the governor"s power. Burton was the uncle of Governor Hutchins G. Burton.
Member governor; member Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1787-1788. Member commission