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Sir Walter Burrell, 5th Baronet

1814 – 1886

British politician

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Lived 1814 – 1886 (aged 71). Sir Walter Burrell, 5th Baronet was a British politician.

Sir Walter Wyndham Burrell, 5th Baronet JP (26 October 1814 – 24 January 1886) was a British barrister, Conservative politician and Freemason.

Background He was the third son of Sir Charles Burrell, 3rd Baronet and his wife Frances Wyndham, a daughter of George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont. Burrell was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1840. He served in the British Army and was an officer in the 2nd Sussex Rifle Volunteers.

Career Engraving of West Grinstead Park near West Grinstead, West Sussex, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex by Thomas Walker Horsfield. In 1865, Burrell contested East Sussex unsuccessfully. Burrell was High Sheriff of Sussex in 1871.

Family On 10 June 1847, he married Dorothea Jones, youngest daughter of Reverend John Applethwaite Jones, at St James's Church, Piccadilly. They had four daughters and two sons: oldest son Charles Raymond Burrell married Etheldreda Mary, daughter of Sir Robert Loder, 1st Bt. Burrell died aged 71, at West Grinstead Park and was buried at Shipley, Sussex. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Charles.

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Member of the 22nd Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 21st Parliament of the United Kingdom, High Sheriff of Sussex
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Walter Burrell, Sir Walter Wyndham Burrell, 5th Bt.

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Who was Sir Walter Burrell, 5th Baronet?

British politician (1814-1886)

When was Sir Walter Burrell, 5th Baronet born?

Sir Walter Burrell, 5th Baronet was born on 26 October 1814.

When did Sir Walter Burrell, 5th Baronet die?

Sir Walter Burrell, 5th Baronet died on 24 January 1886.

What was Sir Walter Burrell, 5th Baronet's occupation?

Sir Walter Burrell, 5th Baronet was a politician.

What nationality was Sir Walter Burrell, 5th Baronet?

Sir Walter Burrell, 5th Baronet was British.

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· Wikipedia: Sir Walter Burrell, 5th Baronet

· Wikidata: Q7529373

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