Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Bourke, Sir Richard
Bourke, Sir Richard, k.c.b., s. John, of St. Ann's, Dublin (city) arm. Oriel Coll., matric. 16 Oct., 1793. aged 16; Exeter Coll. B.A. 1798, of Thornfields, co. Limerick, J.P., high sheriff 1839, governor Cape of Good Hope 1825-8, governor-in-chief N.S. Wales and Van Dieman's Land 1831-7, colonel 64th regiment 1837, general in the army 1851, K.C.B. 1835, died 12 Aug., 1855. Gent.'s Mag., p. 429.