Harry Burrard Neale

Sir Harry Burrard Neale, 2nd Bt
File:Admiral Sir Harry Burrard-Neale (1765–1840), 2nd Bt, by William Beechey HMP RNM 1981 77.jpg Sir Harry Burrard Neale
Born	16 September 1765
Died
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	Mediterranean Fleet
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War Napoleonic Wars
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George

Admiral Sir Harry Burrard Neale, 2nd Baronet GCB GCMG (born Burrard; 16 September 1765 – 7 February 1840) was a British officer of the Royal Navy, and Member of Parliament for Lymington.

He was the son of William Burrard, the governor of Yarmouth Castle on the Isle of Wight, and nephew of Sir Harry Burrard, 1st Baronet, of Walhampton, whom he succeeded in 1791. In 1795, he adopted the additional name of Neale on his marriage to Grace, daughter of Robert Neale of Shaw House, Wiltshire. He died without issue in 1840 and was succeeded by his brother George.

Naval career

Educated at Christchurch Grammar School, Burrard joined the Royal Navy in 1778. He was present at the Siege of Charleston in 1780.

Burrard distinguished himself during the Mutiny at the Nore in 1797. He was one of the Lords of the Admiralty between 1804 and 1807, and was promoted to rear-admiral on 31 July 1810. He was engaged at the action of 13 March 1806 in HMS London. He was invested as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath on 2 January 1815, and advanced to a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath on 14 September 1822. He became Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet in 1823, which led to his appointment as a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George the following year.

In the summer of 1809 he was called as a witness at the Court-martial of James, Lord Gambier which assessed whether Admiral Lord Gambier had failed to support Captain Lord Cochrane at the Battle of Basque Roads in April 1809. Gambier was controversially cleared of all charges.

Political career

He was Member of Parliament for Lymington between 1790 and 1802, 1806 to 1807, 1812 to 1823 and 1832 to 1835. He was a Groom of the Bedchamber to King George III from 1801 to 1812, continuing afterwards at Windsor from 1812 to 1820 during the Regency.

He died at age 74 and was buried in Lymington Church, Lymington, Hampshire, England.

Namesakes

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Bust of Burrard by Charles Marega on Burrard Bridge

Burrard Inlet was named in his honour by Captain George Vancouver in June 1792, during his expedition of exploration in the Pacific Northwest. During the later development of the city of Vancouver, a major north–south thoroughfare, Burrard Street, was named for the inlet, which subsequently gave its name to Burrard Bridge, one of the three major bridges that connect downtown Vancouver to its suburbs to the south. The inlet and street have inspired many other building, business and institution names in the Vancouver area, so although Harry Burrard never visited British Columbia his name is commonly found in that area.

References

• George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume V, page 148.

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Harry Burrard-Neale
• Burrard-Neale 250 Project

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Robert Colt George Rose	Member of Parliament for Lymington 1790–1801 With: Harry Burrard 1790–1791 Nathaniel Brassey Halhed 1791–1796 William Manning 1796–1801	Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain	Member of Parliament for Lymington 1801–1802 With: William Manning	Succeeded by William Manning Harry Burrard
Preceded by William Manning John Kingston	Member of Parliament for Lymington 1806–1807 With: John Kingston	Succeeded by George Duckett John Kingston
Preceded by George Duckett John Kingston	Member of Parliament for Lymington 1812–1823 With: John Kingston 1812–1814 John Taylor 1814–1818 William Manning 1818–1820 George Finch 1820–1821 William Manning 1821–1823	Succeeded by William Manning Walter Boyd
Preceded by William Alexander Mackinnon George Burrard	Member of Parliament for Lymington 1832–1835 With: John Stewart	Succeeded by John Stewart William Alexander Mackinnon
Military offices
Preceded by Sir Graham Moore	Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet 1823–1826	Succeeded by Sir Edward Codrington
Baronetage of Great Britain
Preceded by Harry Burrard	Baronet (of Walhampton) 1791–1840	Succeeded by George Burrard