Major-General Benjamin Burton, CB, CMG (10 March 1855 – 6 August 1921) was a British Army officer.

Burton was commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 9 March 1875.

[1] He saw action in South Africa during the Second Boer War, for which he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath.

[2] He went on to become Commander, Royal Artillery for 1st Division in September 1907 and General Officer Commanding the Northumbrian Division in the United Kingdom in March 1912.

[4] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in recognition of his services in connection with the First World War on 24 January 1917.