Education
He was educated at Eton College and Street John"s College, Cambridge.
He was educated at Eton College and Street John"s College, Cambridge.
The son of Peter Burrell, he was a well-known political figure and, apart from a couple of years in the early 1780s, was an Member of Parliament from 1776 to 1796. The highlight of his career was his role as Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain, jure uxoris, in the famous trial of Warren Hastings. Hastings had been the first Governor-General of India from 1773 to 1786, but in 1787 he was impeached and subsequently tried for corruption, but was acquitted in 1795.
The playing career of Sir Peter Burrell extends to just 9 known first-class matches from 1785 to 1790.
He played for Kent in a couple of matches although he was a Londoner by birth and his family seat was in Sussex. He was a very useful batsman as indicated by his highest innings of 97 playing for White Conduit Club v Gentlemen of Kent at White Conduit Fields on Thursday, 30 June and Friday, 1 July 1785.
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Burrell has been called the third most influential member of the White Conduit Club and of the early Master Control Console, after George Finch, 9th Earl of Winchilsea and Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond.