Francis Nathaniel Burton

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Francis Nathaniel Burton
British 18th Century, The Hon. Sir Francis Burton Conyngham, c. 1790-1795, NGA 34150.jpg
Member of the Irish Parliament
for Clare
In office
1790–1801
Member of the British Parliament
for Clare
In office
1801–1808
Lieutenant-Governor of Lower Canada
In office
29 November 1808 – 1832
Personal details
Born26 December 1766
London, England
Died27 January 1832
Bath, England
Spouse(s)Valentina Alicia Lawless
Children5
Parents
RelativesHenry Conyngham, 1st Marquess Conyngham (twin)

Sir Francis Nathaniel Pierpoint Burton (26 December 1766 – 27 January 1832) was a British colonial administrator in Lower Canada and Irish politician.[1]

Burton was the younger of twin sons born to Francis Conyngham, 2nd Baron Conyngham (born Burton), and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Nathaniel Clements, in London.[1][2] Henry Conyngham, 1st Marquess Conyngham, was his elder twin brother.[1] In 1781, his father changed his surname to Conyngham upon the death of his maternal uncle, the Earl Conyngham, upon inheriting the Conyngham barony upon special remainder.[3]

Burton sat as Member of Parliament (MP) in the Irish House of Commons for Killybegs in 1790 and 1798 and Clare from 1790 to the Act of Union in 1801. He sat then for Clare in the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1808.[3] He also held the rank of colonel in the militia.[4]

Burton was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Lower Canada on 29 November 1808, but did not travel to Lower Canada until 1822, under threat of removal of his salary. During the absence of Governor George Ramsay, Burton acted as administrator of Lower Canada from 7 June 1824 – September 1825. Although he left Quebec City in October 1825 on a permanent "leave of absence", he remained the official Lieutenant Governor until his death in 1832 in Bath, England.[5][6]

He married the Hon. Valentina Alicia Lawless, daughter of Nicholas Lawless, 1st Baron Cloncurry and Margaret Browne, and had five children, including:[3][5]

  • Henry Stuart Burton DL JP (1808–1867)
  • Capt. William Burton (born 1809) of the Scots Fusiliers

See also[]

Sir Francis N. Burton (ship) - one of three vessels by that name

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "BURTON, Hon. Francis Nathaniel (1766-1832), of Buncraggy, co. Clare. | History of Parliament Online". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Burton, Francis Nathaniel". Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec (in French). Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 879. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
  4. ^ Wilson, Joshua (1806). A Biographical Index to the Present House of Commons: Corrected to March, 1806. R Phillips. p. 105.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Burton, Sir Francis Nathaniel". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. 6. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Burton, Sir Francis Nathaniel" (PDF). Public Archives of Canada. Retrieved 18 August 2021.

External links[]

Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by

William Burton Conyngham 		Member of Parliament for Killybegs
1790
With: John Wolfe 		Succeeded by
John Wolfe
Sir Henry Cavendish, 2nd Bt
Preceded by
Edward FitzGerald
Sir Hugh Massy, 1st Bt 		Member of Parliament for Clare
1790–1801
With: 1790–1797
Hugh Dillon Massy 1797–1800 		Succeeded by
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John Wolfe
Sir Henry Cavendish, 2nd Bt 		Member of Parliament for Killybegs
1798
With: Richard Archdall 		Succeeded by

Richard Archdall
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Parliament of Ireland 		Member of Parliament for Clare
1801–1808
With: Hugh Dillon Massy 1801–1802
Sir Edward O'Brien 1802–1808 		Succeeded by
Augustine FitzGerald
Sir Edward O'Brien


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