Burton, John

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Name	Burton, John Gender: M
Birthname	John Lowell Burton
born on	15 December 1932 at 00:35 (= 12:35 AM )
Place	Cincinnati, Ohio, 39n10, 84w27
Timezone	EST h5w (is standard time)
Data source	Quoted BC/BR Rodden Rating AA Collector: CAH
Astrology data	23°04' 16°49 Asc. 24°20'

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John Burton

Biography

American politician, a U.S. Congressman from San Francisco, elected on 4 June 1974. Burton earned his law degree in 1960. A fiery, profane idealist and far-out liberal, he was an early opponent of the war in Vietnam. He clashed with the FAA over air traffic safety as well as many other establishment areas. An obsessive-compulsive personality, he was often in trouble over his colourful language.

Burton's older brother, Phil, was also a politician, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and also an outspoken liberal.

In November 1983, Burton revealed his addiction to cocaine, marijuana, alcohol, tranquilizers and nitrous oxide, ongoing from 1976 to 1982, when he went into rehab.

In 2008, Burton settled a $10 million sexual harassment lawsuit filed by Kathleen Driscoll, then the executive director of his charitable foundation for homeless children. Driscoll claimed Burton repeatedly swore at her and directed lewd and suggestive comments at her, on nearly a daily basis. She also claimed he routinely made lewd comments about her underwear and body parts.

According to Driscoll’s lawsuit, Burton suggested she was “probably wild sexually like all Catholic girls,” and introduced her to business associates as a “thong model.” He also allegedly made “hand gestures mimicking masturbation” while in her presence on approximately ten different occasions.

Burton was first married to Michele Hall, daughter of Jack Hall, a Hawaiian trade unionist and healthcare consultant. Their daughter, Kimiko Burton, served as San Francisco Public Defender from 2001 to 2003 and then as a member of the California State Personnel Board. After his first marriage ended in divorce, he married Sharon Bain. They later divorced.

John Burton died at a hospice facility in San Francisco on 7 September 2025 at the age of 92 from complications of a fall.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Relationships

• sibling relationship with Burton, Phil (born 1 June 1926)

Events

• Social : End a program of study 1960 (Received his law degree)

• Work : New Career 4 June 1974 (Elected to Congress)
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• Misc. : Retain professional help 1982 (Entered rehab)

• Social : Secrets revealed November 1983 (Revealed substance abuse)
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• Death by Accident 7 September 2025 (Complications of a fall, age 92)
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Source Notes

Contemporary American Horoscopes.

Categories

• Traits : Personality : Aggressive/ brash

• Traits : Personality : Fiery

• Diagnoses : Psychological : Abuse Alcohol

• Diagnoses : Psychological : Abuse Drugs (Coke, grass, nitrous oxide)

• Diagnoses : Psychological : Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder

• Family : Childhood : Sibling circumstances (Brother politician also)

• Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (Two)

• Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3 (One daughter)

• Family : Parenting : Kids - Noted

• Passions : Sexuality : Other Sexual (Accused of sexual harrassment)

• Personal : Death : Accidental (Fall)

• Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 92)

• Vocation : Law : Attorney

• Vocation : Politics : Public office (Congressman)