Major-General Richard Bourke

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Major-General_Richard_Bourke
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkbp:birthDate 1777
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:County_Galway,_Ireland
gptkbp:child gptkb:John_Bourke
gptkbp:deathDate 1855
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:County_Limerick,_Ireland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major-General Richard Bourke
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Bourke's_Proclamation
gptkbp:memorial Statue in Sydney, Australia
gptkbp:militaryRank Major-General
gptkbp:nationality Irish
gptkbp:notableFor land reforms
promoting religious equality
reforms in New South Wales
ending transportation of convicts to New South Wales
introducing trial by jury
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:British_Army_officer
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Governor_of_New_South_Wales
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Ralph_Darling
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_Bourke
gptkbp:successor gptkb:George_Gipps
gptkbp:termEnd 1837
gptkbp:termStart 1831
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lieutenant-General_Ralph_Darling
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6