Sir Harry Burrard-Neale, 2nd Baronet

Admiral Sir Harry Burrard Neale, 2nd Baronet, (born Harry Burrard; 16 September 1765 – 7 February 1840) was a Royal Navy officer and politician who represented Lymington in the British House of Commons between 1790 and 1835. He was the son of William Burrard, the governor of Yarmouth Castle on the Isle of Wight, and nephew of Sir Harry Burrard, 1st Baronet, of Walhampton, whom he succeeded in 1791. In 1795, he adopted the additional name of Neale on his marriage to Grace, daughter of Robert Neale of Shaw House, Wiltshire.

Naval career Educated at Christchurch Grammar School, Burrard joined the Royal Navy in 1778. He was one of the Lords of the Admiralty between 1804 and 1807, and was promoted to rear-admiral on 31 July 1810.

Political career Neale was Member of Parliament for Lymington from 1790 to 1802, 1806 to 1807, 1812 to 1823 and 1832 to 1835.

Personal life Burrard Neale died without issue at age 74 in 1840, and was buried at Lymington parish church.

Namesakes

Burrard Inlet was named in his honour by Captain George Vancouver in June 1792, during his expedition of exploration in the Pacific Northwest. During the later development of the city of Vancouver, a major north–south thoroughfare, Burrard Street, was named for the inlet, which subsequently gave its name to Burrard Bridge, one of the three major bridges that connect downtown Vancouver to its suburbs to the south. The inlet and street have inspired many other building, business and institution names in the Vancouver area, so although Harry Burrard never visited British Columbia his name is commonly found in that area.