General Sir Richard Bourke, KCB, was an Irish soldier, who served in the British Army and was Governor of New South Wales from 1831 to 1837. As a lifelong Whig, he encouraged the emancipation of convicts and helped bring forward the ending of... Wikipedia
Born: May 4, 1777, Dublin, Ireland
Died: August 12, 1855 (age 78 years), Limerick, Ireland
Children: Anne Maria Bourke, Frances Bourke, Mary Jane Bourke, and more
Great grandchildren: Edward Grigg, 1st Baron Altrincham, Edward Perceval, Dudley Perceval, and more
Partner: Elizabeth Bourke (1800–)
Education: Christ Church and Westminster School
Edited works: 1775-1782, 1792-1797. Appendix. Index, 1782-1792, and more
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