Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo

His Excellency The Right Honourable The Earl of Mayo KP GCSI PC PC (Ire)
Photograph by William Walker, c. 1867
4th Viceroy and Governor-General of India
In office 12 January 1869 (1869-01-12) – 8 February 1872 (1872-02-08)
Monarch	Victoria
Preceded by	Sir John Lawrence, Bt
Succeeded by	Sir John Strachey (acting)
Chief Secretary for Ireland
In office 10 July 1866 (1866-07-10) – 29 September 1868 (1868-09-29)
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	The Earl of Derby Benjamin Disraeli
Preceded by	Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue
Succeeded by	John Wilson-Patten
In office 4 March 1858 (1858-03-04) – 11 June 1859 (1859-06-11)
Prime Minister	The Earl of Derby
Preceded by	Henry Arthur Herbert
Succeeded by	Edward Cardwell
In office 1 March 1852 (1852-03-01) – 17 December 1852 (1852-12-17)
Prime Minister	The Earl of Derby
Preceded by	Sir William Somerville, Bt
Succeeded by	Sir John Young, Bt
Parliamentary offices Member of Parliament for Cockermouth In office 1857–1868 Serving with John Steel Andrew Green Thompson Preceded by Henry Wyndham John Steel Succeeded by Isaac Fletcher Member of Parliament for Coleraine In office 1852–1857 Preceded by John Boyd Succeeded by John Boyd Member of Parliament for Kildare In office 1847–1852 Serving with Marquess of Kildare Preceded by Richard More O'Ferrall Robert Archbold Succeeded by Willian Cogan Marquess of Kildare
Personal details
Born	Richard Southwell Bourke (1822-02-21)21 February 1822 Dublin, Ireland
Died	8 February 1872(1872-02-08) (aged 49) Port Blair, Andaman Islands, India
Manner of death	Assassination
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Hon. Blanche Wyndham ​ ​ (m. 1848)​
Children	Dermot Robert Wyndham Bourke, 7th Earl of Mayo
Parents	Robert Bourke, 5th Earl of Mayo Anne Charlotte Jocelyn
Relatives	Robert Bourke, 1st Baron Connemara (brother)
Alma mater	Trinity College, Dublin (BA MA LLD)

Richard Southwell Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, KP, GCSI, PC, PC (Ire) (English: /bɜːrk/; BURK; 21 February 1822 – 8 February 1872) styled Lord Naas (/neɪs/; NAYSS) from 1842 to 1867 and Lord Mayo in India, was a British statesman and prominent member of the British Conservative Party who served as Chief Secretary for Ireland (1852, 1858–9, 1866–8) and Viceroy of India (1869–72).^[1]