John Henry Burtis (September 5, 1832 – January 29, 1903) was an American businessman and politician from New York.
[1] He was the son of John Burtis, a sieve manufacturer and justice of the peace, and Eliza Lee.
[4] Initially a Democrat, he became a Republican in 1861 in response to the American Civil War.
In 1874, he was elected to the New York State Assembly, representing the Kings County 5th District.
While in the Assembly, he introduced a bill that allowed Manhattan and Brooklyn voters to vote on the consolidation of Greater New York.