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Burton, Clarence Monroe

Born
11/18/1853
Birthplace
Sierra Ct., California
Titles and Honors
Founder and president of Burton Abstract and Title Co.
First president of Detroit Historical Society, 1921
Member of the Board of Estimates, Board of Education, Michigan Historical Commission.
Education
University of Michigan B.S. 1873
Univ. of Michigan, law degree, 1874
Notes
Came to Detroit in 1874
Occupation
Lawyer, businessman, historian, and philanthropist
Spouse
1) Harriet J. Nye, m. 1872, 2) Lina O. Brant, m. 1897, 3) Anna Monroe Knob
Children
1) by Harriet:
Charles W.
Clarence H.
Louis
Fred
Frank
Ralph
M. Agnes
Harriet

3) by Anna:
Elizabeth
Nationality
American