Walter Burrell (1777–1831)
Walter Burrell (15 April 1777 – 7 April 1831)[1] was an English Tory[2] politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1812 to 1831.
Biography
He was the third son of William Burrell, and Sophia Burrell, of Deepdene, Dorking, Surrey.[3] Burrell was educated at Westminster School where he may have taken part in the first school cricket match in 1794 between Westminster and Charterhouse School.[4] In 1821, Burrell joined his sisters, Juliana Crutchley of Sunninghill Park, Elizabeth Kenah and her husband Colonel Thomas Kenah, and a Blenheim spaniel on a tour of the European continent.[5][6]
Marriage
He married Helen Anne Chisholm (1790-1874), daughter of a Canadian Merchant, Alexander Ellice, on 21 July 1825 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England.[3]
Political career
Burrell was elected at the 1812 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Sussex.[2] He was re-elected three times,[2] and held the seat until his death shortly before the 1831 general election.
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 6)
- ^ a b c Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 330. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
- ^ a b "BURRELL, Walter (1777-1831), of West Grinstead Park, Sussex". HistoryofParliamentOnline.org.
- ^ "The Earliest School Match". Archived from the original on 25 January 2004. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ Kenah, Mrs E A. "Memoranda, from a journal of tours made upon the Continent at various periods beginning in 1821, with illustrations sketched upon the spot, 1821-1836" – via Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
- ^ Cooper, J.H. (1900). "Cuckfield Families III". Sussex archaeological collections relating to the history and antiquities of the county. Vol. XLIII. pp. 39–40.
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