Walter Burrell (1777–1831)

For other people named Walter Burrell, see Walter Burrell (disambiguation).

Walter Burrell (15 April 1777 – 7 April 1831)^[1] was an English Tory^[2] politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1812 to 1831.

Biography

He was the son of William And Sophia Burell. Burrell was educated at Westminster School where he may have taken part in the first school cricket match in 1794 between Westminster and Charterhouse School.^[3]

Marriage

He married Helen Anne Chisholm (1790-1874), daughter of a Canadian Merchant on 21 July at St. George Hanover Square, London, England.

Political career

Burrell was elected at the 1812 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Sussex.^[2] He was re-elected three times,^[2] and held the seat until his death shortly before the 1831 general election.

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 6)
2. Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 330. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
3. The Earliest School Match

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Walter Burrell

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Charles William Wyndham John 'Mad Jack' Fuller	Member of Parliament for Sussex 1812 – 1831 With: Sir Godfrey Webster, Bt 1812–20 Edward Jeremiah Curteis 1820–30 Herbert Barrett Curteis 1830–32	Succeeded by Lord John Lennox Herbert Barrett Curteis