Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo

The Earl of Mayo
Photograph by William Walker, c. 1867
4th Viceroy and Governor-General of India
In office
12 January 1869 (1869-01-12) – 8 February 1872 (1872-02-08)
MonarchVictoria
Preceded bySir John Lawrence, Bt
Succeeded bySir John Strachey (acting)
Chief Secretary for Ireland
In office
10 July 1866 (1866-07-10) – 29 September 1868 (1868-09-29)
MonarchVictoria
Prime Minister
Preceded byChichester Parkinson-Fortescue
Succeeded byJohn Wilson-Patten
In office
4 March 1858 (1858-03-04) – 11 June 1859 (1859-06-11)
Prime MinisterThe Earl of Derby
Preceded byHenry Arthur Herbert
Succeeded byEdward Cardwell
In office
1 March 1852 (1852-03-01) – 17 December 1852 (1852-12-17)
Prime MinisterThe Earl of Derby
Preceded bySir William Somerville, Bt
Succeeded bySir John Young, Bt
Parliamentary offices
Member of Parliament for Cockermouth
In office
1857–1868
Serving with
Preceded by
Succeeded byIsaac Fletcher
Member of Parliament for Coleraine
In office
1852–1857
Preceded byJohn Boyd
Succeeded byJohn Boyd
Member of Parliament for Kildare
In office
1847–1852
Serving with Marquess of Kildare
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born
Richard Southwell Bourke

(1822-02-21)21 February 1822
Dublin, Ireland
Died8 February 1872(1872-02-08) (aged 49)
Port Blair, Andaman Islands, India
Manner of deathAssassination
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Hon. Blanche Wyndham
(m. 1848)
ChildrenDermot Robert Wyndham Bourke, 7th Earl of Mayo
Parents
  • Robert Bourke, 5th Earl of Mayo
  • Anne Charlotte Jocelyn
RelativesRobert Bourke, 1st Baron Connemara (brother)
Alma materTrinity College, Dublin
(BA MA LLD)

Richard Southwell Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, KP, GCSI, PC, PC (Ire) (English: /bɜːrk/; BURK; 21 February 1822 – 8 February 1872) styled Lord Naas (/ns/; NAYSS) from 1842 to 1867 and Lord Mayo in India, was a British statesman and prominent member of the British Conservative Party who served as Chief Secretary for Ireland (1852, 1858–9, 1866–8) and Viceroy of India (1869–72).[1]

  1. ^ Hunter, W. W. (1876). The Life of the Earl of Mayo – Fourth Viceroy of India. Read Books. ISBN 978-1-84664-774-1. Retrieved 1 February 2006.