Henry Burton (South African politician)

Henry Burton
Minister of Finance
Minister of Railways and Harbours
In office
1912–1920
Minister of Native Affairs
In office
31 May 1910 – 1912
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byJ. B. M. Hertzog

Henry Burton, PC, KC (2 June 1866 – 25 December 1935) was a South African lawyer and politician who held several senior ministerial posts in the Cape Colony and in the Union of South Africa. A liberal, he was known as a strong defender of the non-racial Cape Qualified Franchise.