Daniel Higford Davall Burr

Daniel Higford Davall Burr JP DL (24 March 1811 – 29 November 1885) was a British Member of Parliament and Justice of the Peace.

Biography Burr was born to Daniel Burr (a lieutenant colonel with the East India Company) and Mary Davis. His maternal grandfather was James Davis. His maternal lineage also included Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk. The following year, he became Conservative Member of Parliament for Hereford, a position he held for four years. He commissioned Philip Charles Hardwick to build a neoclassical mansion. Burr was an eccentric, and owned monkeys and snakes. His monkey was known to climb the maypole on the village green.

In 1851, Burr became High Sheriff of Berkshire. They had four sons – Higford (b. 20 July 1840), Edward (b. 25 September 1842), James Scudamore (b. 15 January 1854), The family's motto was versus veras honos – literally "virtue, truth, honour".