Robert Burton (October 20, 1747 – May 31, 1825) was an American farmer, Revolutionary War officer, and planter in what is now Vance County, North Carolina (then Granville County, North Carolina).

He was a delegate from North Carolina to the Continental Congress in 1787.

Between 1783 and 1815, the North Carolina General Assembly elected him to 13 one-year terms on the Council of State, which at the time was an official advisory panel that the legislature used to check the governor's power.

[1][2] Robert Burton was born in Goochland County, Colony of Virginia on October 20, 1747.

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