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Sir Charles Burrell, 3rd Baronet

1774 – 1862

English Conservative politician

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Lived 1774 – 1862 (aged 87). Sir Charles Burrell, 3rd Baronet was a British politician.

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 MP 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, 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.

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.

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Member of the 18th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 17th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 16th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Also known as
Charles Merrik Burrell, Sir Charles Merrik Burrell, 3rd Baronet, 3rd Bt.

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Who was Sir Charles Burrell, 3rd Baronet?

English Conservative politician (1774-1862)

When was Sir Charles Burrell, 3rd Baronet born?

Sir Charles Burrell, 3rd Baronet was born on 24 May 1774.

When did Sir Charles Burrell, 3rd Baronet die?

Sir Charles Burrell, 3rd Baronet died on 4 January 1862.

What was Sir Charles Burrell, 3rd Baronet's occupation?

Sir Charles Burrell, 3rd Baronet was a politician.

What nationality was Sir Charles Burrell, 3rd Baronet?

Sir Charles Burrell, 3rd Baronet was British.

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· Wikipedia: Sir Charles Burrell, 3rd Baronet

· Wikidata: Q7526182

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