Peter Burrell (1724-1775)
- Peter Burrell (1724-1775)
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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