Richard Bourke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Bourke

British Army general and colonial administrator

Date of Birth: 04-May-1777

Place of Birth: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Date of Death: 12-Aug-1855

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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 military/conservative 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.