Sir Harry Burrard, 1st Baronet (1707 – 12 April 1791) was a British

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 politician.

The son of Paul Burrard and Lucy Dutton-Colt, he a Collector of the Customs of London

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. In 1728, Burrard was Gentleman Usher

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 to Frederick, Prince of Wales

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. From 1741 to 1778, he was Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for Lymington

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. In 1742, Burrard bought Walhampton Manor. On 3 April 1769, he was made a Baronet, of Walhampton in the County of Southampton

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 with a special remainder to his brothers.

In 1731, Burrard married firstly Alicia Snape, daughter of John Snape, and in 1754, secondly Mary Frances Clarke, daughter of James Clarke. He had a daughter and four sons by his first wife and a daughter and a son by his second wife. His sons died all before him, so he was succeeded in his baronetcy by Harry Burrard-Neale, the oldest son of his younger brother.