Sir Charles Burrell, 3rd Baronet
Sir Charles Merrik Burrell, 3rd Baronet (24 May 1774 – 4 January 1862) was an English Conservative politician, who represented the seat of New Shoreham for fifty-six years, becoming Father of the House of Commons.
Burrell was born at Golden Square, London, the son of Sir William Burrell, 2nd Baronet and his wife Sophia Raymond. He succeeded to the title of Baronet Raymond of Valentine House on 20 January 1796. In 1806 he was elected as M.P. for New Shoreham and he held the seat until his death in 1862.
Burrell built a country mansion near Knepp Castle, known by the same name, near West Grinstead [1] and purchased an estate at Boulton. He owned a house in Richmond Terrace, London which was the subject of a court case in 1833 in which he argued that because the house was on the site of the former Palace of Whitehall, it was not liable to the poor rate of St. Margaret's, Westminster.[2]
Burrell married Frances Wyndham, the illegitimate daughter of George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont, and Elizabeth Ilive, on 4 July 1808 at St. George's Church, Hanover Square. Their eldest son Charles Wyndham Burrell died aged seventeen, but his other sons Percy and Walter succeeded successively to the baronetcy and the seat of New Shoreham.
References
- "thePeerage". Retrieved 5 December 2008.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Charles Burrell
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Sir Cecil Bisshopp Timothy Shelley |
Member of Parliament for New Shoreham 1806–1862 With: Timothy Shelley 1806–1818 James Martin Lloyd 1818–1826 Henry Howard 1826–1832 Harry Goring 1832–1837 Charles Goring 1837–1849 Lord Alexander Gordon-Lennox 1849–1859 Sir Stephen Cave 1859–1862 |
Succeeded by Sir Percy Burrell, Bt Sir Stephen Cave |
Preceded by George Harcourt |
Father of the House 1861–1862 |
Succeeded by Henry Lowther |
Baronetage of Great Britain | ||
Preceded by Sir William Burrell Bt |
Baronet (of Valentine House) 1796–1862 |
Succeeded by Sir Percy Burrell, Bt |