Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Bourke, KCB

General Sir Richard Bourke KCB (Dublin, 4 May 1777 – 13 August 1855, Limerick) was Governor of the Colony of New South Wales, Australia between 1831 and 1837. Image File history File links Richard_Bourke. ... Image File history File links Richard_Bourke. ... A General is an officer of high military rank. ... Military Badge of the Order of the Bath The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... List of Governors of New South Wales See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor. ... Emblems: Floral - Waratah (Telopea speciosissima); Bird - Kookaburra (Dacelo gigas); Animal - Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus); Fish - Blue Groper (Achoerodus viridis) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Const. ...

Born in Dublin, Ireland, Bourke was educated at Westminster and studied law at Christ Church College, Oxford. He joined the army in 1798, serving in the Netherlands with the Duke of York before a posting in South America where he participated in the siege and storming of Montevideo. He was promoted major-general in 1821. This article is about the city in Ireland. ... The Royal College of St. ... College name Christ Church Named after Jesus Christ Established 1546 Sister College Trinity College Dean The Very Revd Christopher Andrew Lewis JCR President William Dorsey Undergraduates 426 MCR or GCR President {{{MCR President}}} Graduates 154 Home page Boat Club Christ Church (Latin: Ædes Christi, the temple or house of Christ... His Royal Highness The Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (Frederick Augustus) (16 August 1763 - 5 January 1827) was a member of the British Royal Family, the second eldest child, and second son of King George III. From 1820 until his own death in 1827, he was the heir... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Montevideo Downtown and port, Montevideo Independence Plaza, c. ... Major General or Major-General is a military rank used in many countries. ...

In recognition of his duty to the crown, Bourke was first appointed Lieutenant-Governor of the Eastern District of the Cape of Good Hope before his appointment succeeding Sir Ralph Darling as Governor of New South Wales in 1831. General Sir Ralph Darling, Governor NSW (1825–1831). ... Leopold I 1831 (MDCCCXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Bourke proved to be an able, if controversial, Governor. Appalled by the excessive punishments doled out to convicts, Bourke passed 'The Magistrates Act', which limited the sentence a magistrate could pass to fifty lashes (previously there was no such limit). Furious magistrates and employers petitioned the crown against this interference with their legal rights, fearing that a reduction in punishments would cease to provide enough deterrence to the convicts.

Bourke, however, continued to create controversy within the colony by combating the inhumane treatment handed out to convicts, including limiting the number of convicts each employer was allowed to seventy, as well as granting rights to freed convicts, such as allowing the acquisition of property and service on juries. It has been argued that the abolishment of convict transportation to Australia in 1840 can be attributable to the actions of Bourke. 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Emboldened by these changes, Bourke abolished the distinction of the Anglican Church as the state church of New South Wales, declaring each religious community on equal footing before the law. He also increased spending on education and was credited as the first governor to publish satisfactory accounts of public receipts and expenditure. Arms of the Anglican Church of Australia The Anglican Church of Australia, a member church of the Anglican Communion, was previously officially known as the Church of England in Australia and Tasmania (renamed in 1981). ...

In 1837, the year of his promotion to lieutenant-general, he named the town of Melbourne after Viscount Melbourne the U.K. Prime Minister. Bourke Street in Melbourne's central business district and the town of Bourke, New South Wales were named after him, in turn. There is a statue of Bourke outside the State Library of New South Wales in Sydney which records his accomplishments as Governor in florid detail. | Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1901) 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. ... The City of Melbournes coat of arms The central business district of Melbourne, viewed from the north Alternate meanings: Melbourne (disambiguation) Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 52,117 in the Central... Arms of Lord Melbourne William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, PC (15 March 1779–24 November 1848) was a British Whig statesman who served as Home Secretary (1830-1834) and Prime Minister (1834 and 1835-1841), and a mentor of Queen Victoria. ... This is a list of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom from when the first Prime Minister (in the modern sense), Robert Walpole, took office in 1721, until the present day. ... Bourke Street Mall The newly redeveloped Bourke Street Mall East Bourke Street Mall during redevelopment Bourke Street is a major street in the central business district(CBD) of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Location of Bourke in New South Wales (red) Bourke is a town and Local Government Area in the north of New South Wales, Australia. ... Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ...

He was promoted general in 1851. Bourke died near Limerick, Ireland in 1855. A General is an officer of high military rank. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ...