Sir Harry Burrard, 1st Baronet, of Walhampton
Sir Harry Burrard, 1st Baronet (1707 – 12 April 1791) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons for 37 years from 1741 to 1778.
Early life
Burrard was the eldest son of Paul Burrard MP, of Walhampton, and his wife Lucy Dutton-Colt, daughter of Sir Thomas Dutton-Colt, Envoy to the Courts of Hanover and Dresden.[1] In 1728, Burrard was appointed Gentleman Usher to Frederick, Prince of Wales and in 1731 was appointed as a Collector of the Customs of London. In 1738, Burrard succeeded his father to Walhampton Manor.[2]
Political career
The Burrard family had a strong interest at Lymington which usually enabled them to fill both seats. Burrard's father and grandfather both represented the borough in Parliament. At the 1761 he was returned as Member of Parliament for Lymington and retained the seat until 1778. He was appointed riding forester of the New Forest in 1754 and Governor of Calshot Castle in 1761. On 3 April 1769, he was made a baronet, of Walhampton in the County of Southampton, with a special remainder to his brothers.[2]
Family
In 1731, Burrard married firstly Alicia Snape, daughter of Francis°[3] 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
- probably Sir William Dutton Colt, who existed and was actually an envoy
- "BURRARD, Harry (?1707-1791), of Walhampton, nr. Lymington, Hants". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- 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 |