Peter Robert Burrell, 4th Baron Gwydyr (24 March 1810 – 3 April 1909) was High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1858. In addition, he was Secretary to the

Lord Great Chamberlain The Lord Great Chamberlain of England is the sixth of the Great Officers of State (United Kingdom), Great Officers of State, ranking beneath the Lord Privy Seal, Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal and above the Lord High Constable of England, Lord Hi ...

High Steward of Ipswich This is a list of people who have served as High Steward of Ipswich in Suffolk. * 1557-1580: Sir William Cordell * 1581-1590: Sir Francis Walsingham * 1590-1596: The Lord Hunsdon * 1596-1600: The Earl of Essex * 1600-1608: The Lord Buckhurst ...

, and Chairman of

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, Suffolk. Burrell succeeded to the title of 4th

Baron Gwydyr Baron Gwydyr, of Gwydyr in the County of Carnarvon, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created on 16 June 1796 for Sir Peter Burrell, 2nd Baronet, who had earlier represented Boston and Haslemere in the House of Commons. The Bu ...

, of Gwydyr, County Carnarvon, on 26 August 1870. Burrell was born at Langley Park,

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. He was the son of Lindsey Merrik Peter Burrell and Frances Daniell, and the grandson of Sir

Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr PC (16 June 1754 – 29 June 1820) featured in English politics at the end of the 18th century, but he was best known for his involvement in cricket, particularly his part in the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Clu ...

. He married Sophia Campbell in Ipswich on 10 December 1840, and they had one son, Sir

Willoughby Burrell, 5th Baron Gwydyr Willoughby Merrik Campbell Burrell, 5th Baron Gwydyr, FRGS (26 October 1841 – 14 February 1915) was a British Army officer and peer. Burrell was the son of Peter Robert Burrell, 4th Baron Gwydyr and Sophia Campbell. He had only one sibling, H ...

(1841–1915). Burrell later married Georgina Holford in

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on 8 May 1856 and they had one daughter, Hon. Cicely Burrell (born 2 January 1858). Burrell lived at Stoke Park, Ipswich, and is buried at St Mary Church,

Belstead Belstead is a village and civil parish in the Babergh district of the English county of Suffolk. Located on the southern edge of Ipswich, around south-west of Ipswich town centre. It had a population of 202 according to the 2011 census. Belst ...

, near Ipswich. Before his death, Burrell was the oldest living member of the peerage.

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Peter Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

1810 births 1909 deaths People from Beckenham High Sheriffs of Suffolk {{GB-baron-stub