Richard Bourke

Richard Bourke
Richard Bourke

General Sir Richard Bourke, KCB, 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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Date of Birth
May 4th, 1777
Age
247
Birth Place
Ireland
Date of Death
August 12nd, 1855
Died Aged
78
Star Sign
Taurus
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