1777 - 1855
Richard Bourke Australian Military
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| First Name |
Richard
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| Last Name |
Bourke
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| Birthday |
4th May, 1777
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| Birthplace |
Dublin, Ireland
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| Died |
13th August, 1855
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| Place of Death |
County Limerick, Ireland
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| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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| Nationality |
Australian
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| Occupation |
Military
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General Sir Richard Bourke, KCB (4 May 1777 – 12 August 1855), was an Irish-born British Army officer who served as Governor of New South Wales from 1831 to 1837. As a lifelong Whig (Liberal), he encouraged the emancipation of convicts and helped bring forward the ending of penal transportation to Australia. In this, he faced strong opposition from the landlord establishment and its press. He approved a new settlement on the Yarra River, and named it Melbourne, in honour of the incumbent British prime minister, Lord Melbourne.
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