Francis Burdett
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| Born |
Francis Burdett 25 January 1770 Foremarke Hall, Wiltshire |
| Died | 23 January 1844 (aged 73) 25 St James's Place, London, England |
| Residence | Foremarke Hall |
| Nationality | English |
| Education | Eton and Oxford |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Employer | Parliament, Westminster |
| Known for | electoral reform; political and social Radical |
| Title | baronetcy |
| Political party | Radical, Tory |
| Spouse(s) | Sophia Coutts |
| Children | daughter, Angela Burdett-Coutts |
| Parent(s) | Francis Burdett and his wife Eleanor |
| Relatives | Henry Coutts of Coutts, the bankers |
Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Baronet (25 January 1770 – 23 January 1844) was an English reformist politician, the son of Francis Burdett and his wife Eleanor, daughter of William Jones of Ramsbury manor, Wiltshire, and grandson of Sir Robert Burdett, Bart. From 1820 until his death he lived at 25 St James's Place.
Sir Francis Burdett (5th Bart.) was a member of the Burdett family of Bramcote and inherited the family baronetcy from his grandfather Sir Robert Burdett in 1797.
He was educated at Westminster School and the University of Oxford. When young, he was for a long time the notorious lover of Lady Oxford (according to the journal of Thomas Raikes), and afterwards travelled in France and Switzerland. He was in Paris during the earlier days of the French Revolution.
Returning to England in 1793, he married Sophia Coutts, the second daughter of the wealthy banker Thomas Coutts. She brought him the large fortune of £25,000. Their youngest daughter – Angela Burdett-Coutts – ultimately inherited the Coutts fortune and became a well-known philanthropist.
In 1796, he became Member of Parliament for Boroughbridge, having purchased this seat from the representatives of the Duke of Newcastle, and in 1797 succeeded his grandfather as 5th Baronet.
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