Sir Harry Burrard, 1st Baronet, of Walhampton
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Sir Harry Burrard, 1st Baronet (1707 – 12 April 1791) was a British politician.
The son of Paul Burrard and Lucy Dutton-Colt, he 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. In 1742, Burrard bought Walhampton Manor. On 3 April 1769, he was made a Baronet, of of Walhampton in the County of Southampton with a special remainder to his brothers.
In 1731, Burrard married firstly Alicia Snape, daughter of John 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.
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- thePeerage. Retrieved on March 12, 2007.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by Sir John Cope, Bt Maurice Bocland |
Member of Parliament for Lymington with Lord Nassau Powlett 1741 Charles Powlett 1741-1755 Lord Harry Powlett 1755-1761 Adam Drummond 1761-1769 Hugo Meynell 1769-1774 Edward Morant 1774-1778 1741–1778 |
Succeeded by Edward Morant Henry Goodricke |
| Baronetage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by (new creation) |
Baronet (of Walhampton) 1769–1791 |
Succeeded by Harry Burrard-Neale |
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