Peter Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby
Peter Robert Drummond-Burrell, 2nd Baron Gwydyr, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby PC (19 March 1782 – 22 February 1865), was a British nobleman. He was the son of Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr (died 1820), and Priscilla Bertie, 21st Baroness Willoughby de Eresby (died 1828).
From 1812 until 1820, he was Member of Parliament for Boston in Lincolnshire. Up to the 1832 Reform Act Drummond-Burrell was a Whig, but by 1841 had changed his allegiance to the Tories.[1]
On 29 June 1820, he succeeded his father as 2nd Baron Gwydyr, 3rd Baronet Burell of Knipp and Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain. And on 29 December 1828, he succeeded his mother as 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby and joint (1/2) hereditary Lord Great Chamberlain.
On 19 October 1807, he married Sarah Clementina née Drummond, daughter of James Drummond, 11th Earl of Perth, and Clementina Elphinstone. They had five children:
- Clementina Drummond-Willoughby, 24th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby (1809–1882) — had issue;
- Elizabeth Susan Drummond-Burrell (1810–1853), died unmarried;[2]
- Charlotte Augusta Annabella Drummond-Willoughby (1815–1879), who married the Robert Carrington, 2nd Baron Carrington and had issue;
- Frederick Drummond-Burrell (1818–1819), died in infancy;[3]
- Albyric Drummond-Willoughby, 23rd Baron Willoughby de Eresby (1821–1870).
His wife died on 26 January 1865. He died nearly a month later, on 22 February 1865. They are buried side by side in the churchyard of St Michael and All Angels, Edenham, Lincolnshire. The canopied tomb of their second daughter, Elizabeth Susan (d. 1853) is adjacent, and those of their son Albyric (d. 1870) and grandson Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster (d. 1910), are nearby. All five tombs are Grade II listed, some jointly.[4][5][6]
Gwydyr Mansions in Hove, East Sussex, were named after him in honour of his friendship with the Goldsmid family, upon whose land the development was built in 1890.[7]
References
- ↑ Olney R. J. (1973); Lincolnshire Politics 1832–1885, Oxford University Press, p. 19. ISBN 0198218486.
- ↑ "Hon. Elizabeth Susan Drummond-Burrell". thepeerage.com. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ↑ Lodge, Edmund (1834). Peerage of the British Empire (3rd ed.). London: Saunders and Otley. p. 476. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ↑ Historic England. "Pair of tombs at east end of Church of St. Michael (Baron and Lady Willoughby de Eresby) (Grade II) (1062830)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ↑ Historic England. "Tomb at east end of Church of St.Michael (Hon. Elizabeth Susan Willougby) (Grade II) (1308901)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ↑ Historic England. "Pair of tombs at east end of Church of St. Michael (Alberic Drummond Willoughby and Earl of Ancaster) (Grade II) (1360078)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ↑ Middleton, Judy (2002). The Encyclopaedia of Hove & Portslade. Brighton: Brighton & Hove Libraries. Vol. 6, p. 68.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Madocks Thomas Fydell |
Member of Parliament for Boston 1812–1820 With: William Madocks |
Succeeded by Henry Ellis Gilbert Heathcote |
| Court offices | ||
| Preceded by The Lord Gwydyr as Deputy |
Lord Great Chamberlain Acting 1821–1828 |
Succeeded by Himself |
| Preceded by Himself as Deputy |
Lord Great Chamberlain 1828–1830 |
Succeeded by The Marquess of Cholmondeley as Deputy |
| Preceded by The Marquess of Cholmondeley as Deputy |
Lord Great Chamberlain 1837–1865 |
Succeeded by The 23rd Lord Willoughby de Eresby |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by Thomas Assheton Smith |
Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire 1828–1851 |
Succeeded by Sir Richard Williams-Bulkeley, Bt |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by Priscilla Bertie |
Baron Willoughby de Eresby 1828–1865 |
Succeeded by Albyric Drummond-Willoughby |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Sir Peter Burrell |
Baron Gwydyr 1820–1865 |
Succeeded by Albyric Drummond-Willoughby |