Phillip Burton
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 5th district |
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In office January 3, 1983 – April 10, 1983 |
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| Preceded by | John L. Burton |
| Succeeded by | Sala Burton |
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In office February 18, 1964 – January 3, 1975 |
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| Preceded by | John F. Shelley |
| Succeeded by | John L. Burton |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 6th district |
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In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983 |
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| Preceded by | John L. Burton |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Boxer |
| Member of the California State Assembly | |
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In office 1957–1964 |
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June 1, 1926 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Died | April 10, 1983 (aged 56) San Francisco, California |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Sala Burton |
Phillip Burton (June 1, 1926 – April 10, 1983) was a United States Representative from California serving from 1964 until his death from thrombosis in San Francisco in 1983. A Democrat, he was instrumental in creating the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Burton was one of the first members of Congress to acknowledge the need for AIDS research and introduce an AIDS bill. He was the brother of California State Senator and Congressman John L. Burton.
Burton was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, attended Washington High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and graduated from George Washington High School in the Richmond District of San Francisco, in 1944. He earned a B.A. from the University of Southern California in 1947 and an LL.B. from Golden Gate College School of Law in 1952.
Burton worked as a lawyer and was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court in 1956. He was a member of the United States Air Force during both World War II and the Korean War.
Burton was elected to the California State Assembly in November 1956, and served there from 1957 to 1964. In 1959 he represented the United States at the Atlantic Treaty Association Conference in France.
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