Harry Burrard-Neale
Sir Harry Burrard-Neale, 2nd Baronet GCB , GCMG ( September 16, 1765 - February 7, 1840 ) was a British admiral and politician.
He was born with the name Harry Burrard and was the elder son of Lt.-Col. William Burrard (1712–1780) from his second marriage to Mary Pearce.
He was elected several times as a member of the House of Commons for the constituency of Lymington , he was a member of Parliament from 1790 to 1802, 1806 to 1807, 1812 to 1823 and 1832 to 1835.
On April 12, 1791 he inherited on the death of his uncle Sir Harry Burrard, 1st Baronet (1707-1791) the title of baronet , of Walhampton in the County of Southampton , which had been awarded to this 1769 in the Baronage of Great Britain. On April 15, 1795 he married Grace Elizabeth Neale and had his family name added to Burrard-Neale after his wife's family with a royal license from April 8, 1795 .
In 1797, Burrard distinguished himself in ending the mutiny of the British fleet on the Nore in the Thames Estuary . From 1790 to 1802, from 1806 to 1807, 1812 to 1823 and from 1832 to 1835 he represented the city of Lymington in the House of Commons as a member of parliament . Burrard held the office of Lord of the Admiralty from 1804 to 1807 . In 1810 he was appointed Admiral in the Royal Navy . In 1815 he was accepted into the Order of the Bath , in 1824 into the Order of St. Michael and St. George . In 1825 he was Commander in Chief of the Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet .
The Burrard Inlet , the main port of the city of Vancouver , is named after Harry Burrard-Neale, who was friends with the explorer George Vancouver . A bridge and street in Vancouver also bears his name, the Burrard Street Bridge over False Creek and Burrard Street .
Since his marriage remained childless, his title of nobility fell on his death in 1840 to his younger brother Reverend George Burrard (1769-1856) as 3rd Baronet.
Web links
- Admiral Sir Harry Burrard-Neale, 2nd Bt. On thepeerage.com , accessed July 28, 2018.
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| SURNAME | Burrard-Neale, Harry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Burrard-Neale, Sir Harry, 2nd Baronet; Burrard, Harry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British admiral and politician, Member of the House of Commons |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 16, 1765 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 7, 1840 |