Death of Mr W. Barton.

Thames Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 10399, 24 April 1908, Page 2

Death of Mr W. Barton.

It is iwitfo sincere regi*c,t that we ©bromide the deaithj of Mir W. Burton, olf Macfcay streeit-, ain£,old amd eslteenned reeideut of Thames. Mr Burton in the early days adopted seatfaring a« a piTOlfessiO'n, amd when the Thames field was in its infancy h© settled in itfne dissitrict, keeping tJie hotel whsire tilie presienit Joiniclbionl is now siltiuated. Mr Burton identified himself with many footwaird 1 movements of tihe town, and in later years retired from active, particdpafrion in." business, the hafel pro..pei'iy beingi leased. Mir Burton occupied «everaL public positions, which he filled with credit. He was a member of die Bbrough Council, school' commitibees. and other public bodies. He. took am active interest in. Freemasonry, and was director of many mining companies amd was formerly a triember of the Thames Drainage Board. He was 1 intimately apsocialtled with the ■miniing indiiatiy, (hi® hoildings being lalrge and parti culanly confined -.tp'tlie ftuwxp of mines of which' Mir H. H. ffidlajmis, whb wasiai close and. personal fniend of !his, was tsuiparintiendent. Mv Bbrtbn. mfamed a dauighter of Mir A. Mclnityre, of Sfcbftland, this being h.ia isecond wife, and leaves a. widow and a. large cn'role of friends itb lnoiurn ithlejiv loiss.