Skip to main content

Bourke, Richard Southwell, 1822-1872 (6th Earl of Mayo and Viceroy of India)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1822 - 1872

Biography

Richard Southwell Bourke (1822-1872), 6th Earl of Mayo, was Viceroy and Governor-General of India from 1869 until his assassination in 1872.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

 File

Correspondence from Richard Southwell Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, 1867

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9407/5/82-86
Dates: 1867
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 File

From Richard Southwell Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, Governor-General of India, [Calcutta], 17 May 1870

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8782/I/35
Scope and Contents

The arrival of 'Lt FitzGeorge'; regrets the decision to send HMS Galatea back to Australia; Australian papers will seize on any indiscretion [by the duke of Edinburgh]; the duke's 'misfortune' caused by a female admirer. Endorsed by Cambridge: 'Answered July 1st [18]70'.

Dates: 17 May 1870
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 File

Letter from 6th Earl of Mayo, 16 Sep. 1867

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9271/3/20
Scope and Contents

Needs two English Inspectors, 1 Anglican, 1 R.C., for Royal Commission on primary education in Ireland, best men he can find

Dates: 16 Sep. 1867
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Filtered By

  • Type: Archival Object X