Merrik Burrell

Sir Merrik Burrell, 1st Baronet (5 November 1699 – 6 April 1787)[1] was a British politician.

Burrell entered the British House of Commons for Great Marlow in 1747, sat for it until 1754 and was subsequently returned for Grampound, which he represented until 1768.

[3] Burrell was governor of the Bank of England from 1758 to 1760,[5] and, on 15 July 1766, he was created a baronet, of West Grinstead Park in the County of Sussex, with a special remainder to the heirs male of his older brother Peter.

[7] He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his nephew's son, Peter, who was later elevated to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Gwydyr.

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