Sir Charles Burt (1832-5 March 1913) was a solicitor and local politician active in the Richmond area. Born in Somerset, he moved to London where he became a solicitor in 1860, and a partner in the firm of Bircham & Co. in 1868. He settled in Richmond, where he became a member of the local vestry. He led a successful campaign against the Southwark and Vauxhall Waterworks Company's plans to discharge waste water into the Thames at Richmond. The water company subsequently appointed his firm as their solicitors. An address by him here [2]