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William Burton 1906 - 1968

William Burton was born on May 23, 1906, and died at age 62 years old in July 1968. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Burton.
William Burton
May 23, 1906
July 1968
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  • 05/23
    1906

    Birthday

    May 23, 1906
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  • 07/dd
    1968

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    July 1968
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    William Burton lived 9 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 62.
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In 1906, in the year that William Burton was born, author Upton Sinclair exposed the public-health threat of the meat-packing industry in his book The Jungle. While his intent was to show the lives of exploited lives of immigrants in Chicago and other industrialized cities, most people were horrified by how the meat that ended up on their tables was handled. There was such an outcry that legislation was passed to regulate meat packing. Sinclair said " "I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach."
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In 1922, he was 16 years old when on James Joyce's 40th birthday, his book Ulysses was published in France. The book covers the experiences of an Irishman in Dublin on an ordinary day, 16 June 1904. Now considered a classic, it was controversial at the time. Due to some sexual content, the book was banned in the U.S. during the 1920's and the U.S. Post Office destroyed 500 copies of the novel.
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