Francis Burdett
British politician (1770-1844) · Politicians · Died at 73
Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Baronet was an English politician and Member of Parliament who gained notoriety as a proponent of universal male suffrage, equal electoral districts, vote by ballot, and annual parliaments. His commitment to reform resulted in legal proceedings and brief confinement to the Tower of London.
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A young Sir Francis Burdett
Burdett addressing the freeholders of the county of Middlesex from the Hustings, 1802
"The modern Circe or a sequel to the petticoat", caricature of Mary Anne Clarke, the mistress of the Duke of York, Prince Frederick, by Isaac Cruikshank, published 15 March 1809. Frederick would resign as Commander-in-Chief 10 days later.
Portrait of Sir Francis Burdett by Sir Martin Archer Shee, 1843
Sophia, Lady Burdett by Sir Thomas Lawrence, c.1793![Arms of Burdett of Bramcote:Azure, two bars or[18]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/William_Burdet_of_Lowesby_Arms.jpg/500px-William_Burdet_of_Lowesby_Arms.jpg)
Arms of Burdett of Bramcote:Azure, two bars or[18]About this person
In his later years he appeared reconciled to the very limited provisions of the 1832 Reform Act. He was the godfather of Francisco Burdett O'Connor, one of the famed Libertadores of the Spanish American wars of independence.
