Stuart Burton Explained

Stuart Burton
Office:Mayor of Regina
Predecessor:James Grassick
Successor:William E. Mason
Term Start:1923
Term End:1924
Birth Date:8 June 1877
Death Place:Regina, Saskatchewan
Occupation:wholesale grocer

Stewart Coulter Burton (June 8, 1877 – December 30, 1941) was a wholesale grocer and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He was mayor of Regina from 1923 to 1924.[1] [2]

He was born in Lindsay, Ontario, the son of Alex Burton and Janey Coulter, and was educated in Midland and Lindsay. He was recruited by the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1892. In 1903, he was hired by the firm of Cameron & Heap, wholesale grocers, in Kenora. Burton was sent to a new branch in Regina in 1907 as manager. In 1909, he married Helen Pope, the daughter of James Colledge Pope.[3] Burton became manager of the Saskatchewan Co-operative Creameries in 1929. He was chairman of the board for the Regina General Hospital and served on the first public library board in Regina.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: S. C. Burton, 64, Dies in Regina. December 30, 1941. 1. The Leader-Post. Regina, Saskatchewan. January 15, 2019.
  2. Book: Regina Cemetery Walking Tour: Tour 1: City Founding Fathers (Blue Tour) . Regina Ethnic Pioneers Cemetery Walking Tour Inc . 2000 . 2009-08-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615064326/http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=6720 . 2011-06-15 .
  3. Book: Hawkes, John . The story of Saskatchewan and its people. Volume 3 . 1924 . 1864–65 . 2009-08-21.
  4. Book: Simmons, Dale . Regina, the street where you live : the origins of Regina street names . 14 . 2000 . 2009-08-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615064158/http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=8539 . 2011-06-15 .