Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo
The Lord Mayo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Photograph by William Walker, c. 1867 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th Viceroy and Governor-General of India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 12 January 1869 – 8 February 1872 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monarch | Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Sir John Lawrence, Bt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Sir John Strachey (acting) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chief Secretary for Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 10 July 1866 – 29 September 1868 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monarch | Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | John Wilson-Patten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 4 March 1858 – 11 June 1859 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Derby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Henry Arthur Herbert | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Edward Cardwell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1 March 1852 – 17 December 1852 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Derby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Sir William Somerville, Bt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Sir John Young, Bt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Richard Southwell Bourke 21 February 1822 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 February 1872 (aged 49) Port Blair, Andaman Islands, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manner of death | Assassination | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Conservative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Hon. Blanche Wyndham
(m. 1848) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Dermot Robert Wyndham Bourke, 7th Earl of Mayo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Robert Bourke, 1st Baron Connemara (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin (B.A., 1844; M.A., 1851; LLD., 1852) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Richard Southwell Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, (English: /bɜːrk/; BURK; 21 February 1822 – 8 February 1872) styled Lord Naas (/neɪs/; NAYSS) from 1842 to 1867, was a prominent British statesman, colonial administrator, and diplomat. He was a Member of Parliament from the British Conservative Party from 1847 to 1868, and served as the Chief Secretary for Ireland for three terms (1852, 1858–9, 1866–8). In 1869, he was appointed as the 4th Viceroy of India with the political title Lord Mayo. During an official visit to Port Blair in 1872, he was assassinated and remains the first and only Viceroy of India to have been killed while in office.