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Burton was appointed Lieutenant-Governor Of Lower Canada on 29 November , 1808 , but did not travel to Lower Canada until 1822, under threat of removal of his salary. During the absence of Governor George Ramsay , Burton acted as administrator of Lower Canada from June 7 , 1824September 1825 . Although he left Quebec City in October 1825 on a permanent "leave of absence", he remained the official Lieutenant Governor until his death in 1832 .


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