Sir Harry Burrard, 1st Baronet, of Walhampton
Sir Harry Burrard, 1st Baronet (1707 – 12 April 1791) was a British politician.
Biography
The son of Paul Burrard (1678–1735) M.P., and Lucy Dutton-Colt, daughter of Sir Thomas Dutton-Colt, Envoy to the Courts of Hanover and Dresden. He was a Collector of the Customs of London. In 1728, Burrard was Gentleman Usher to Frederick, Prince of Wales. From 1741 to 1778, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Lymington, a seat previously held by his father and grandfather. In 1742, Burrard bought Walhampton Manor. On 3 April 1769, he was made a baronet, of Walhampton in the County of Southampton, with a special remainder to his brothers.
Family
In 1731, Burrard married firstly Alicia Snape, daughter of Francis°[1] Snape, and in 1754, secondly Mary Frances Clarke, daughter of James Clarke. He had a daughter and four sons by his first wife and a daughter and a son by his second wife. His sons died all before him, so he was succeeded in his baronetcy by Harry Burrard-Neale, the oldest son of his younger brother.
Notes
- ↑ Ancestry.com. England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: Genealogical Society of Utah. British Isles Vital Records Index, 2nd Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, copyright 2002. Used by permission.
References
- Lundy, Darryl. "p. 2797 § 27962". The Peerage. Retrieved 12 March 2007.
- 'Parishes: Boldre', A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 4 (1911), pp. 616–623. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=56896 Date accessed: 22 May 2011
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir John Cope Maurice Bocland |
Member of Parliament for Lymington 1741–1778 With: Lord Nassau Powlett 1741 Sir Charles Powlett 1741–1754 Lord Harry Powlett 1755–1761 Adam Drummond 1761–1769 Hugo Meynell 1769–1774 Edward Morant 1774–1778 |
Succeeded by Edward Morant Henry Goodricke |
| Military offices | ||
| Preceded by William Knapton? |
Governor of Calshot Castle 1761–1787 |
Succeeded by Sir Harry Burrard |
| Baronetage of Great Britain | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Walhampton) 1769–1791 |
Succeeded by Harry Burrard-Neale |