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Phillip Burton (
June 1 1926 –
April 10 1983) was a
United States Representative from
California. A
Democrat, he was instrumental in creating the
Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Burton was one of the first members of Congress to acknowledge the need for
AIDS research and introduce an AIDS bill. He was the brother of
California State Senator and Congressman
John L. Burton.
He was born in
Cincinnati, Ohio, attended Washington High School in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and graduated from
George Washington High School in the
Richmond District of
San Francisco in 1944. He earned a B.A. from the
University of Southern California in 1947 and an LL.B. from
Golden Gate College School of Law in 1952. He worked as a lawyer and was admitted to practice before the
United States Supreme Court in 1956.
Burton was a member of the
United States Air Force during both
World War II and the
Korean War. He was a member of the
California State Assembly from 1957 to 1964. He represented the United States at the Atlantic Treaty Association Conference in
France, 1959. He was a delegate to the California State Democratic convention from 1968 to 1982. He was also a delegate to the
Democratic National Convention in 1968 and 1970. He was elected as a Democrat to the 88th Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative
John F. Shelley, and reelected to the ten succeeding Congresses (
February 18 1964 –
April 10 1983). In the early 1980's, he worked with gay liaison
Bill Kraus to create legislation and funding for AIDS research in the San Francisco area.
He died on
April 10 1983 in San Francisco at age 56. He was
cremated and the ashes were interred in the National Cemetery of the Presidio. His wife
Sala Burton won a special election to serve the remainder of his term. His brother, John L. Burton, also served as a member of Congress.
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