S. H. Burton | |
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| Born | Samuel Holroyd Burton 30 November 1919 Caverswall, Staffordshire |
| Died | 6 December 2005 (aged 86) Stafford |
| Occupation | School teacher, author |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Longton High School |
| Alma mater | Queen's College, University of Cambridge |
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Samuel Holroyd "Tim" Burton (30 November 1919 – 6 December 2005) was a British school teacher, college lecturer and prolific author of English language textbooks and books about the west of England. He also produced fiction, assembled anthologies and wrote a biography of William Shakespeare.
He was a lifelong socialist, supporter of the Labour Party, and an anti-nuclear campaigner who set up a branch of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. He was chairman of the Exmoor Society and campaigned for the preservation of its open spaces.