Sir Harry Burrard Neale | |
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![]() Sir Harry Burrard Neale | |
Born | 16 September 1765 |
Died | 7 February 1840 | (aged 74)
Buried | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | 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,[1] 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.
Neale was Member of Parliament for Lymington from 1790 to 1802, 1806 to 1807, 1812 to 1823 and 1832 to 1835.[1] 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.[4]
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]
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]