Harry Burrard Neale
Sir Harry Burrard Neale Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George |
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He was the son of William Burrard, the governor of
Educated at Christchurch Grammar School, Burrard joined the Royal Navy in 1778.[1] He was present at the Siege of Charleston in 1780 during the American Revolutionary War.[1]
Burrard distinguished himself during the
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 the Basque Roads in April 1809. Gambier was controversially cleared of all charges.[3]
Political career
Neale was Member of Parliament for
Personal life
Burrard Neale died without issue at age 74 in 1840, and was buried at Lymington parish church.[1] He was succeeded by his brother George.[5]
Namesakes
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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.[6]
References
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/19822. Retrieved 20 November 2012. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ The Peerage
- ^ Gurney, W.B. (1809). Minutes of a court-martial . . . on the trial of James Lord Gambier. Mottey, Harrison & Miller.
- ^ "BURRARD (afterwards NEALE), Harry (1765-1840), of Walhampton, nr. Lymington, Hants". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ Page, William, ed. (1911). "Parishes: Boldre". A History of the County of Hampshire, Volume 4. Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 616–623. Retrieved 1 August 2022 – via British History Online.
- ^ Davis, Chuck. "Burrard Bridge". The History of Metropolitan Vancouver. Harbour Publishing. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- 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 Harry Burrard-Neale at Wikimedia Commons- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Harry Burrard-Neale
- Burrard-Neale 250 Project, 2015
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