The Lord Gwydyr | |
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| Born | (1841-10-26)26 October 1841 |
| Died | 14 February 1915(1915-02-14) (aged 73) |
| Occupation(s) | Captain,Rifle Brigade |
| Known for | Fellow,Royal Geographical Society |
Willoughby Merrik Campbell Burrell, 5th Baron Gwydyr,FRGS (26 October 1841 – 14 February 1915) was a BritishArmy officer and peer.
Burrell was the son ofPeter Robert Burrell, 4th Baron Gwydyr and Sophia Campbell. He had only one sibling, Hon. Cicely Burrell (born 1858), a half-sister, from his father's second marriage.[1] On 3 April 1909, Burrell succeeded his father and became the 5th Baron Gwydyr, of Gwydyr, CountyCarnarvon [G.B., 1796].[2]
He was aCaptain in theRifle Brigade and HonoraryColonel in the 4th Battalion,Suffolk Regiment. He was also a Fellow of theRoyal Geographical Society.
On 4 September 1873 at the British Embassy in Paris, he married Mary Banks, the only child of SirJohn Thomas Banks who wasRegius Professor of Physic atTrinity College, Dublin. They had three children:
The family lived at 11Merrion Square Dublin as well as at Golagh House in County Monaghan. Randulphus died aged 6 in the house on Merrion Square despite Dr. Banks living nearby at number 45.[4] Mary Banks Burrell was an early collector of materials related toRichard Wagner. She died on 26 June 1898 having published the first volume of Wagner's biography. Burrell moved the remaining family toSuffolk where, on 4 June 1901, he married Anne Ord (died 1910), daughter of John Ord, but had no further children. Sermonda attended the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art. Both Burrell and his daughter, Sermonda, were members of the Ipswich Art Club.[5] Burrell commissioned a full-length portrait of Anne fromJohn Lavery who also presented Anne with a less formal portrait as a gift.
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| Preceded by | Baron Gwydyr 1909–1915 | Extinct |
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