Peter Burrell (1724-1775)
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Peter Burrell FRS (27 August 1724 – 6 November 1775) was a British politician.
The son of Peter Burrell and Amy Raymond, he had graduated with a Master of Arts. Burrell was Member of Parliament (MP) for Launceston from 1759 to 1768 and for Totnes from 1768 to 1774. Invested as a Fellow of the Royal Society, he was further Surveyor General of the Land Revenues of the Crown.
On 28 February 1748, he married Elizabeth Lewis, daughter of Peter Lewis. They had four children, three daughters and a son, Peter Burrell, the later Baron Gwydyr.
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| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by Sir John St Aubyn Humphry Morice |
Member of Parliament for Launceston Humphry Morice 1759–1768 |
Succeeded by Humphry Morice William Amherst |
| Preceded by Richard Savage Lloyd Henry Seymour |
Member of Parliament for Totnes with Sir Philip Jennings Clerke 1768–1774 |
Succeeded by Sir Philip Jennings Clerke James Amyatt |
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