Francis Burton

Francis Burton (1 December 1696 – 20 March 1744), from Buncraggy, County Clare, was an Irish politician.

He was a Member of Parliament for Coleraine from 1721 until 1727 and sat subsequently in the Irish House of Commons for Clare from 1727 until his death in 17434.

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