Author Biography: Ted Burton was a man who loved the thrill of adventure and found it in every area of his life, whether piloting boats or planes, encountering wildlife (and wild life) in the bush, or in the courtroom. His early years were spent in prospecting, railroading, and forestry, and in 1959 he began a law career that spanned more than 35 years, including 30 years as a crown attorney for districts in northern Ontario.
It was Ted's enduring fascination with people and what they do and why they do it that informed much of his writing. He said that as a lawyer he made a point of learning the underlying causes of a crime and the motivation behind it, and I think being a crown prosecutor must be the best education a person could possibly have, if one wishes to view it as a learning process.
Ted Burton wrote Journal of a Country Lawyer (1995) and co-authored (with Robert Grant) Wheels, Skis and Floats, (1998) a biography of his father, after whom he is named. Both books are published by Hancock House. Ted was married to Erica Burton for 34 years and they had three children. He passed away in 2004. |
