George A. Burton
| George Aubrey Burton, Jr. | |
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| Finance Commissioner of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana | |
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In office December 14, 1971 – December 31, 1978 |
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| Preceded by | Dwight E. Saur |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished by change in city charter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 21, 1926 Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas, USA |
| Died | June 10, 2014 (aged 87) Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Joan Cunningham Burton (deceased) (2) Gloria Brantley Garvin Burton (divorced, deceased) |
| Children |
George A. Burton, III (deceased) |
| Residence | Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Centenary College of Louisiana |
| Occupation | Certified Public Accountant |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Battles/wars | Pacific Theater of Operations of World War II |
(1) Joan Cunningham Burton (deceased)
George A. Burton, III (deceased)
George Aubrey Burton, Jr. (June 21, 1926 – June 10, 2014), was a Certified Public Accountant and the last elected municipal finance commissioner in Shreveport, Louisiana, a position he filled from 1971 to 1978. He was the first Republican since Reconstruction to have been elected to citywide office in Shreveport.
Burton was born in Texarkana, Arkansas, to George A. Burton, Sr. (1903–1980) and the former Theo Simmons (1908–1983). The Burtons thereafter resided in Alexandria in Central Louisiana and relocated to Shreveport in 1935. Burton's grandfather was a railroad employee, and his father was secretary-treasurer of Cahn Electric Company in Shreveport.
Burton attended Line Avenue Elementary School in Shreveport and graduated in 1941 at the age of fifteen from C.E. Byrd High School in Shreveport. He enlisted in the United States Navy and entered the Seabees at the age of sixteen. From 1943 to 1946, he served in the Pacific Theater of Operations of World War II. He was a life member of Disabled American Veterans. He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Centenary College, where he later taught accounting. He passed the C.P.A. examination in 1952.
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