Mahlon Burwell

Mahlon Burwell (February 18, 1783 – January 25, 1846) was a surveyor and political figure in Upper Canada.

In 1830, he laid out the plan for the village of Port Burwell on Lake Erie; he also set up a company to develop the harbour and export timber from the area.

Burwell benefited from his close ties as friend and employee of Thomas Talbot and received other patronage posts in the region.

Mahlon Burwell provided land on which Trinity Church, an example of early Gothic Revival architecture, was constructed in 1836.

Until the arrival of the Reverend Thomas Read in 1843, the congregation of Trinity Church was served by travelling missionaries.