Burton, William

Life Span
to
Full name
William Burton
Place of Birth
Sussex County, DE
Burial Place
Milford, DE
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Slave State
Education
University of Pennsylvania
Occupation
Politician
Doctor, Dentist or Nurse
Church or Religious Denomination
Episcopalian
Political Parties
Democratic
Whig
Government
Governor
Other state government
Date Event
Alabama's secession commissioner warns Delaware of slave insurrection under Republican rule
How to Cite This Page: "Burton, William," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/5287.