Governor William Burton
Birthplace: Sussex County, Delaware
Father: John Burton 1746 – 1791
Mother: Mary “Polly” West 1757 – 1806
1st Wife: Eliza Sorden 1773 – 1829
(Buried: Christ Episcopal Church, Milford, Delaware)
2nd Wife: Ann Catherine Hill 1812 – 1885
(Buried: Christ Episcopal Church, Milford, Delaware)
Children:
Rhoda H. Burton Roudebush 1841 – 1917
(Buried: Christ Episcopal Church, Milford, Delaware)
Education:
Graduated from University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Occupation before War:
Medical Doctor in Lewes, Delaware and Milford, Delaware
Brigadier General of Sussex County, Delaware Militia
1830 – 1834: Sheriff of Kent County, Delaware
1854: Unsuccessful Candidate for Governor of Delaware
1859 – 1863: Governor of Delaware
Civil War Role:
1859 – 1863: Governor of Delaware
1861: Strongly Sympathetic with the Confederate Cause
Strong Opponent of Abolition
Opposed Delaware’s Possible Secession from United States
Asked the group of Delaware men supporting the south to disarm
He would later withdraw that request for the men to disarm
Appointed Henry du Pont to Lead the Delaware State Militia
Occupation after office:
1863 – 1866: Medical Doctor in Milford, Delaware
Died: August 5, 1866
Place of Death: Milford, Delaware
Age at time of Death: 76 years old
Burial Place: Christ Episcopal Church, Milford, Delaware
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