Barney Burton was an American legislator in South Carolina. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1868 and 1870. He represented Chester County, South Carolina.[1]

Barney Burton
South Carolina House of Representatives
In office
1868–?
Personal details
Political partyRepublican

Burton was involved with the Chester A.M.E. Baptist church in its early days.[2]

Burton was a delegate to the South Carolina Constitutional Convention of 1868.[3] He represented Chester County in the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1868 along with Sancho Sanders and Barney Humphries.[4]

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  1. ^ "Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of South-Carolina". The State. June 11, 1870 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "South Carolina Legislature Online - Search". www.scstatehouse.gov.
  3. ^ "The Political Graveyard: African ancestry Politicians in South Carolina". politicalgraveyard.com.
  4. ^ Representatives, USA House of (June 11, 1868). "House Documents". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.