John Bourke, 1st Earl of Mayo

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Mayo
The Right Honourable The Earl of Mayo
Member of Parliament for Naas
	In office; 1768–1776 Serving with John Bourke
Preceded by	John Bourke; Maurice Keating;
Succeeded by	John Bourke; Thomas Allan;
	In office; 1760–1727 Serving with Thomas Burgh; Thomas Burgh; Richard Burgh;
Preceded by	Thomas Burgh; Theobald Bourke;
Succeeded by	Richard Burgh; Maurice Keating;
Member of Parliament for Old Leighlin
	In office; 1761–1768 Serving with Francis Andrews; Edward Nicholson;
Preceded by	Richard Rigby; Thomas Carter;
Succeeded by	Sir FitzGerald Aylmer, Bt.; Thomas Monck;
Personal details
Born	John Bourke; 1705
Died	1790 (aged 84–85)
Nationality	Irish
Spouse	Mary Deane (m. 1726)
Children	3, including:; John Bourke, 2nd Earl of Mayo
Parents	Richard Bourke; Catherine Minchin;
Alma mater	Trinity College, Dublin

John Bourke, 1st Earl of Mayo (English: /bɜːrk/; BURK; circa 1705 – 1790), styled Lord Naas (/neɪs/; NAYSS) from 1775 to 1781 and Viscount Mayo from 1781 to 1785, was an Irish politician and peer who was MP for Naas (1727–60, 1768–72) and Old Leighlin (1760–68) and was created Earl of Mayo (1785).

Early life[edit]

He was the son of Richard Bourke and Catherine Minchin. He was descended from Gaelic nobles, and shared a common ancestor with Tibbot ne Long Bourke, 1st Viscount Mayo. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.^[1]

Career[edit]

In 1727, he was elected as the Member of Parliament for Naas, representing the seat in the Irish House of Commons until 1760. Between 1761 and 1768 he served as MP for Old Leighlin. He was re-elected for Naas in 1768, and held the seat until his elevation to the peerage in 1776. That year was created Baron Naas, of Naas in the County of Kildare, in the Peerage of Ireland.^[2] He assumed his seat in the Irish House of Lords, and on 13 January 1781 he was made Viscount Mayo, a title which had previously been held by his distant relations. On 24 June 1785 Bourke was made Earl of Mayo.^[3]

Family[edit]

Bourke married Mary Deane, daughter of Joseph Deane and Margaret Boyle, in 1726.^[4] Together they had three children. The Naas constituency was also represented by Bourke's son and grandson, the second and fourth earls.

Arms[edit]

Coat of arms of John Bourke, 1st Earl of Mayo
	Crest A Cat-a-Mountain sejant guardant proper, collared and chained Or. Escutcheon Party per fess Or and Ermine, a cross gules the first quarter charged with a lion rampant sable and the second with a dexter hand couped at the wrist and erect gules Supporters On either side a Chevalier in complete Armour, holding in the exterior hand a Pole-Axe, all proper.^[5]^[6] Motto A CRUCE SALUS (Salvation from the Cross)

References[edit]

^ "Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860 George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p83: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
^ William Courthorpe, Debrett's Complete Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, p.566. (Retrieved 19 February 2016).
^ William Courthorpe, Debrett's Complete Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, p.566. (Retrieved 19 February 2016).
^ William Courthorpe, Debrett's Complete Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, p.566. (Retrieved 19 February 2016).
^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. pp. 2653–2655. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
^ Burke, Bernard (1884). The general armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales; comprising a registry of armorial bearings from the earliest to the present time. University of California Libraries. London : Harrison & sons.

Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Thomas Burgh Theobald Bourke	Member of Parliament for Naas 1727–1760 With: Thomas Burgh 1727–1731 Thomas Burgh 1731–1759 Richard Burgh 1759–1760	Succeeded by Richard Burgh Maurice Keating
Preceded by Richard Rigby Thomas Carter	Member of Parliament for Old Leighlin 1761–1768 With: Francis Andrews 1761 Edward Nicholson 1761–1768	Succeeded by Sir FitzGerald Aylmer, Bt. Thomas Monck
Preceded by John Bourke Maurice Keating	Member of Parliament for Naas 1768–1776 With: John Bourke 1727–1731	Succeeded by John Bourke Thomas Allan
Peerage of Ireland
New creation	Earl of Mayo 1785–1790	Succeeded by John Bourke
	Viscount Mayo 1781–1790
	Baron Naas 1776–1790

[1] "Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860 George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p83: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935

[2] William Courthorpe, Debrett's Complete Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, p.566. (Retrieved 19 February 2016).

[3] William Courthorpe, Debrett's Complete Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, p.566. (Retrieved 19 February 2016).

[4] William Courthorpe, Debrett's Complete Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, p.566. (Retrieved 19 February 2016).

[5] Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. pp. 2653–2655. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.

[6] Burke, Bernard (1884). The general armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales; comprising a registry of armorial bearings from the earliest to the present time. University of California Libraries. London : Harrison & sons.

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