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The late Lord Mayo, 1870

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022C/1

Scope and Contents

232 x 310 mm. Full length portrait of Richard Southwell Bourne (1822-1872), 6th Earl of Mayo and Viceroy of India 1868-72. Known as Lord Naas between 1849-67, Mayo was M.P. for Kildare 1847-52, for Cockermouth 1857-68 and Chief Secretary for Ireland at various periods between 1852 and 1868. His promising term of office as Viceroy was cut short by his assassination at the hands of a convict at Port Blair in the Andaman Islands on 8 February 1872.

Dates

  • Creation: 1870

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Language of Materials

English

Date information

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Finding aid date

2010-12-09 16:35:49+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

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