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Nicholas Burton
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Biography
Nicholas Burton was an American A.M.E. Church minister, sheriff, and politician in Louisiana. He served in the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1877 and 1878. Burton was involved in a disputed election with Cain Sartain.
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