Walter Burrell (1777–1831)
English politician
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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 third son of William Burrell, and Sophia Burrell, of Deepdene, Dorking, Surrey.[3] 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.[4] In 1821, Burrell joined his sisters, Juliana Crutchley of Sunninghill Park, Elizabeth Kenah and her husband Colonel Thomas Kenah, and a Blenheim spaniel on a tour of the European continent.[5][6]
Marriage
He married Helen Anne Chisholm (1790-1874), daughter of a Canadian Merchant, Alexander Ellice, on 21 July 1825 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England.[3]
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.
