John Chilton Burch (February 1, 1826 – August 31, 1885) was an American lawyer from California.
He became a Democratic politician who served one term as a United States Congressman from 1859 to 1861.
He attended the Bonne Femme Academy and Kemper College, and then studied law in Jefferson City, Missouri.
He was elected clerk of the newly organized Trinity County, and was appointed district attorney in 1853.
He was appointed a code commissioner and served four years, but declined to be a candidate for Judge of the Supreme Court of California.