Clarence M. Burton
| Clarence Monroe Burton | |
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| Born |
November 18, 1853 Whiskey Diggings, California |
| Died | October 23, 1932 (aged 78) Detroit, Michigan |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Spouse(s) | Harriet Jane Nye, Lina O. (Shoemaker) Grant, Anna (Monroe) Knox |
| Children | Mary Agnes, Charles, Clarence, Fred, Louis, Ralph, Harriet, and Elizabeth |
| Parent(s) | Dr. Charles Seymour and Annie Monroe Burton |
Clarence Monroe Burton (November 18, 1853 – October 23, 1932) was a Detroit lawyer and businessman, historian, and philanthropist.
In 1849, Dr. Charles Seymour and Annie Monroe Burton, along with their young son Charles Francis, moved from New York to the town of Battle Creek, Michigan. There, Dr. Burton founded the Battle Creek Journal and ran the newspaper until he was bitten by the gold bug in 1853. The family packed up and moved to the tiny California mining town of Whiskey Diggings, 85 miles from Marysville.
Clarence M. Burton was born in Whiskey Diggings on November 18, 1853, while his father was away attending another patient. Dr. Burton soon tired of the rugged mining life, and in 1854 the family left Whiskey Diggings and sailed for the east coast. However, their ship, the Yankee Blade, was hijacked and sunk off Point Arguello. Hundreds of passengers drowned, but all the Burtons survived; they returned to San Francisco, staying there until 1855, when they sailed back to New York to reunite with Annie's family.
The Burtons moved back to Michigan, this time settling on a small farm on the outskirts of Hastings. Dr. Burton started another newspaper, the Hastings Banner (which is still published today) in addition to reviving his medical practice. The Burtons had three more children: William, Ella, and Edward.
Clarence Burton grew up in Hastings, attending the local public schools there until 1869, when he followed his brother Charles to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He began studying science, but in 1872 entered the Law Department at the University and received his degree in 1874.
On Christmas Day, 1872, while he was still attending law school, Burton married Harriet Jane Nye. The couple eventually had eight children, the first of whom, Mary Agnes, was born in Ann Arbor.
On November 19, 1874, the day after his twenty-first birthday, Burton was licensed to practice law in Wayne County, Michigan. He went to work for the firm of Ward and Palmer in Detroit for a yearly salary of $100 (soon boosted to $300).
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