Philip Burton

Philip Burton (26 July 1908 – 3 January 1995) was an Irish Fine Gael politician, farmer and auctioneer.

For other people named Philip Burton, see Philip Burton (disambiguation).

He was born in the townland of Curragh, Kanturk, County Cork, the son of Francis Burton, a farmer, and Anne Guiney.[1] His maternal uncles were All-for-Ireland League MPs for North-Cork Patrick Guiney and John Guiney.

He first was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork North-East constituency at the 1961 general election.[2] He was re-elected at the 1965 and 1969 general elections, but lost his seat at the 1973 general election.[3] He was subsequently elected to the 13th Seanad on the Administrative Panel. He retired from politics in 1977.

References
  1. "General Registrar's Office". IrishGenealogy.ie. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. "Philip Burton". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
  3. "Philip Burton". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 26 November 2008.


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