Peter Burrell, 4th Baron Gwydyr

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The Lord Gwydyr
Born 24 March 1810
Langley Park, Beckenham, Kent, England
Died 3 April 1909
Ipswich,Suffolk
Known for High Sheriff of Suffolk
Secretary to the Lord Great Chamberlain
High Steward of Ipswich
Chairman of Quarter Sessions, Suffolk

Peter Robert Burrell, 4th Baron Gwydyr (24 March 1810[1] – 3 April 1909) was High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1858. In addition, he was Secretary to the Lord Great Chamberlain, High Steward of Ipswich, and Chairman of Quarter Sessions, Suffolk. Burrell, succession to the title of 4th Baron Gwydyr, of Gwydyr, County Carnarvon occurred on 26 August 1870.[2]

Burrell was born at Langley Park, Beckenham.[1] He was the son of Lindsey Merrik Peter Burrell and Frances Daniell, and the grandson of Sir Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr.

He married Sophia Campbell in Ipswich[1] on 10 December 1840, and they had one son, Sir Willoughby Merrik Campbell Burrell, 5th Baron Gywdyr (1841–1915).

Burrell later married Georgina Holford in Gloucestershire[1] on 8 May 1856 and they had one daughter, Hon. Cicely Burrell (born 2 January 1858). Burrell lived at Stoke Park, Ipswich, and is buried at St Mary Church, Belstead near Ipswich.

Before his death, Burrell was the oldest living member of the peerage.[3]

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Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Baron Gwydyr
1870-1909		 Succeeded by
Willoughby Merrik Campbell Burrell


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