Bartholomew Burton

Bartholomew Burton ( – 1770) was a British financier, banker and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1759 to 1768. He was Governor of the Bank of England from 1760 to 1762.

Early life Burton, who was born in , was the fourth son of Bartholomew Burton of North Luffenham, Rutland, and his second wife Susanna Gregory, daughter of George Gregory. He was the brother of William Burton who was also an MP. Burton's tenure as Governor occurred during the Bengal bubble (1757–1769). At the 1761 general election he was returned unopposed again as MP for Camelford. He decided not to stand at the 1768 general election. After her death, he married secondly on 2 September 1733, Philadelphia Herne, daughter of Nathaniel Herne, MP, and had one daughter. Before her death on 23 April 1762, they were the parents of one daughter:

He married a third time to Elizabeth Marke (d. 1762), daughter of John Marke.

Burton died in May 1770.