Clarence M. Burton

Clarence Monroe Burton was a Detroit lawyer and businessman, historian, and philanthropist.

Clarence M. Burton was born in Whiskey Diggings on November 18, 1853, while his father was away attending another patient. Dr. Burton soon tired of the rugged mining life, and in 1854 the family left Whiskey Diggings and sailed for the east coast. However, their ship, the Yankee Blade, was hijacked and sunk off Point Arguello. Hundreds of passengers drowned, but all the Burtons survived they returned to San Francisco, staying there until 1855, when they sailed back to New York to reunite with Annies family.

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