Sir George Burrard, 3rd Baronet
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The Rev.
Sir George Burrard, 3rd Baronet, GCB
, GCMG
(6 April 1869 – 17 May 1856) was an eminent Church of England
priest
.
He was the second son of William Burrard and nephew of Sir Harry Burrard, 1st Baronet, of Walhampton
and succeeded his brother
as baronet in 1840. He was Chaplain in Ordinary
to Queen Victoria for 38 years.
The Reverend
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Sir George Burrard, 3rd Baronet, GCB
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
, GCMG
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
(6 April 1869 – 17 May 1856) was an eminent Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
priest
Priest
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.
He was the second son of William Burrard and nephew of Sir Harry Burrard, 1st Baronet, of Walhampton
Sir Harry Burrard, 1st Baronet, of Walhampton
Sir Harry Burrard, 1st Baronet was a British politician.The son of Paul Burrard and Lucy Dutton-Colt, he a Collector of the Customs of London. In 1728, Burrard was Gentleman Usher to Frederick, Prince of Wales. From 1741 to 1778, he was Member of Parliament for Lymington. In 1742, Burrard bought...
and succeeded his brother
Sir Harry Burrard-Neale, 2nd Baronet
Admiral Sir Harry Burrard-Neale, 2nd Baronet GCB, GCMG, born Harry Burrard, was a British officer of the Royal Navy, and Member of Parliament for Lymington....
as baronet in 1840. He was Chaplain in Ordinary
Chaplain
Traditionally, a chaplain is a minister in a specialized setting such as a priest, pastor, rabbi, or imam or lay representative of a religion attached to a secular institution such as a hospital, prison, military unit, police department, university, or private chapel...
to Queen Victoria for 38 years.