Walter Burrell (15 April 1777 – 7 April 1831) was an English

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politician who sat in the

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from 1812 to 1831.

Biography

He was the son of William And Sophia Burell. Burrell was educated at

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where he may have taken part in the first school cricket match in 1794 between Westminster and

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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

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. He was re-elected three times, and held the seat until his death shortly before the 1831 general election.

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* 1777 births 1831 deaths Tory MPs (pre-1834) Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1818–1820 UK MPs 1820–1826 UK MPs 1826–1830 UK MPs 1830–1831 {{England-UK-MP-stub