Burton, John (2)

a Baptist minister, was born in England in 1760. He emigrated to Halifax, N. S., in 1792; and subsequently came to the United States, where he connected himself with a Baptist Church. Some time after this he returned to Halifax, and, being now. an ordained minister, he administered the first baptism by immersion ever witnessed in that city. In 1795 he assisted in the organization of a church, and was its pastor till his death, Feb. 6,1838. " He was a Christian gentleman, useful in the community in which he labored, and enjoying the love and respect of those around him." See Cathcart, Baptist Encyclop. p. 170. (J. C. S.)