Politicians
- William Burton (died 1438), MP for London (UK Parliament constituency)
- William Burton (MP for Nottingham), 1417-26, MP for Nottingham (UK Parliament constituency)
- William Burton (d. 1781), British MP for Rutland
- William Henry Burton (1739–1818), UK MP for the Irish constituency of County Carlow, 1801–1802
- William Burton (governor) (1789–1866), governor of Delaware
- William Burton (Canadian politician) (1888–1944), mayor of Hamilton, Ontario
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