Francis Burdett

Sir Francis Burdett, Bt
Portrait by Thomas Phillips, 1834
Born	Francis Burdett (1770-01-25)25 January 1770 Foremarke Hall, Derbyshire, England
Died	23 January 1844(1844-01-23) (aged 73) 25 St James's Place, London, England
Nationality	British
Education	Westminster School Christ Church, Oxford
Occupation	Politician
Known for	Electoral reform; political and social Radical
Title	Sir
Political party	Radical (until 1837) Conservative (from 1837)
Spouse	Sophia Coutts ​ ​ (m. 1793; died 1844)​
Children	One son, Robert; five daughters, including Angela Burdett-Coutts
Parents	Francis Burdett Eleanor Burdett
Relatives	Henry Coutts of Coutts, the bankers

Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Baronet (25 January 1770 – 23 January 1844) was a British politician and Member of Parliament who gained notoriety as a proponent (in advance of the Chartists) 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. 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.^[1]