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John Bourke (mayor)
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John Bourke may refer to: * John Bourke (Australian footballer), Australian footballer * John Bourke (Australian politician) (1901–1970), Australian politician * John Bourke (Scottish footballer) (born 1953), Scottish footballer * John Bourke, 1st Earl of Mayo (–1790), Irish politician and peer * John Bourke, 2nd Earl of Mayo (–1792), Irish politician and peer * John Bourke, 4th Earl of Mayo (1766–1849), Irish politician and peer * John Gregory Bourke (1846–1896), American Civil War medal of honor recipient * John Philip Bourke (1860–1914), Australian poet * Sir John Bourke of Brittas, Irish Roman Catholic, hanged for refusing to renounce his faith See also * John Burke (other) John Burke may refer to: Government and politics * John mac Richard Mór Burke, 10th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (d. 1536), Irish chieftain and noble * John Burke, 9th Earl of Clanricarde (1642–1722), Irish soldier and peer * John Smith d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bourke (Australian Footballer)
John Bourke (born ) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Preston in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and Collingwood reserves in the Victorian Football League (VFL) reserves competition. Bourke played in back-to-back premierships for Preston in 1983 and 1984 while kicking regular bags of goals as a young forward. However, he is best known for shoving an umpire during a match for the Collingwood reserves team in 1985, resulting in a lengthy suspension. Career VFA Bourke played for the Preston Football Club in the Victorian Football Association, kicking 104 goals in his 29 games for the club. He kicked six goals in the club's 1983 grand final win over Geelong West, and five goals in their 1984 grand final win over Frankston. He was also the club's leading goalkicker in 1983, with 51 goals for the season. VFL reserves Bourke joined the Collingwood Football Club as a reserves player in 1984. On 8 April 1985, during a VFL reserves game, Bourke k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bourke (Australian Politician)
John Peter Bourke QC (30 June 1901 – 19 October 1970) was an Australian politician. Born in Chiltern to schoolteacher William Richard Bourke and Mary Anne Clancy, he attended Christian Brothers College in East Melbourne before studying law at Melbourne University, working as a journalist to finance his study. He received a Bachelor of Law and a Master of Arts and was called to the bar in 1925. On 4 April 1931 he married Anastasia Maud Mulcahy. He was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for St Kilda in 1952, and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1954. Following his defeat in 1955 he returned to law and was a County Court judge from 1959 to 1967. He died in 1970 at Fitzroy Fitzroy or FitzRoy may refer to: People As a given name *Several members of the Somerset family (Dukes of Beaufort) have this as a middle-name: **FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788–1855) ** Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beau .... References 1901 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bourke (Scottish Footballer)
John Bourke (born 31 December 1953) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a striker for a number of Scottish clubs, including Dumbarton (twice), Dundee United and Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ... (twice). Bourke made more than 400 league appearances during his playing career. After his football career, Bourke became a secondary school teacher, teaching physical education. References External links * 1953 births Living people Footballers from Glasgow Men's association football forwards Scottish men's footballers Dumbarton F.C. players Dundee United F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players Brechin City F.C. players Scottish Football League players {{Scotland-footy-forward-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bourke, 1st Earl Of Mayo
John Bourke, 1st Earl of Mayo (; ; circa 1705 – 1790), styled Lord Naas (; ) 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 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. Career 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. He assumed his seat in the Irish House of Lords, and on 13 January 1781 he was made Viscount Mayo, a tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bourke, 2nd Earl Of Mayo
John Bourke, 2nd Earl of Mayo (; ; circa 1729 – 20 April 1792), styled Lord Naas (; ) until 1790, was an Irish politician and peer who was MP for Naas (1763–90). Career Bourke was the son of John Bourke, 1st Earl of Mayo and Mary Deane, daughter of Joseph Deane. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He sat in the Irish House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for Naas between 1763 and 1790. That year he inherited his father's titles and assumed his seat in the Irish House of Lords.William Courthorpe''Debrett's Complete Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland'' p.566. (Retrieved 19 February 2016). Family He married Lady Mary Leeson, daughter of Joseph Leeson, 1st Earl of Milltown and Cecilia Leigh, in February 1764. He died without issue. Arms References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mayo, John Bourke, 2nd Earl of Year of birth unknown 1790 deaths John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bourke, 4th Earl Of Mayo
John Bourke, 4th Earl of Mayo, GCH, PC (Ire) (; ; 18 June 1766 – 23 May 1849) was an Irish peer and courtier, styled Lord Naas (; ) from 1792 to 1794, who served as Chairman of Committees in the Irish House of Lords until 1801. Career He was the eldest son of Joseph Deane Bourke, 3rd Earl of Mayo (Archbishop of Tuam 1782–94) and his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Richard Meade, 3rd Baronet. He succeeded to his father's titles on the death of his father on 20 August 1794. Before the Act of Union, he was Chairman of Committees in the Irish House of Lords; as compensation from the abolition of the House in 1801, he was awarded an annual pension of £1332.Obituary in ''The Gentleman's Magazine'', July 1849 On 20 February 1810, he was sworn of the Privy Council of Ireland and was elected an Irish representative peer on 2 March 1816. On 11 May 1819, he represented the Duke of Clarence and St Andrews (later William IV) at the baptism of Prince George of Cambrid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gregory Bourke
John Gregory Bourke (; June 23, 1846 – June 8, 1896) was a captain in the United States Army and a prolific diarist and postbellum author; he wrote several books about the American Old West, including ethnologies of its indigenous peoples. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions while a cavalryman in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Based on his service during the war, his commander nominated him to West Point, where he graduated in 1869, leading to service as an Army officer until his death. Biography John G. Bourke was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Irish immigrant parents, Edward Joseph and Anna (Morton) Bourke. His early education was extensive and included Latin, Greek, and Gaelic. When the Civil War began, John Bourke was fourteen. At sixteen he ran away and lied about his age; claiming to be nineteen, he enlisted in the Fifteenth Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, in which he served until July 1865. He received a Medal of Honor for "gallan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Philip Bourke
John Philip Bourke (5 August 1857 – 13 January 1914) was an Australian poet. Bourke was born in Nundle, New South Wales, on the Peel River (New South Wales), Peel River diggings, New South Wales, the son of William David Bourke, butcher, and his wife Jane, ''née'' Shepherd. After a primary education, he became a prospector with his father. At 17 years of age, he sold a claim for £600. He then became a school teacher in September 1882 and occasionally contributed verse to ''The Bulletin (Australian periodical), The Bulletin''. He retired from the education department in 1887 after being found drunk by a school inspector. In 1894 he went to the recently discovered goldfields in Western Australia, prospected in various parts of the west, and at variously made and lost a considerable sums of money. About the turn of the 20th century Bourke took up journalism and was a regular contributor to the ''Kalgoorlie Sun''. He was a writer of vigorous prose and verse which gave him a loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Bourke Of Brittas
Sir John Bourke of Brittas (1550 – 20 December 1607), commonly called "Captain of Clanwilliam", was born about the middle of the 16th century. His father, Sir Richard Bourke, was brother of Sir William Bourke, 1st Baron of Castleconnell, and his mother was Honor, daughter of Conor O'Mulryan, Chief of Owney. Before marrying Bourke, Honor had been married to De Lacy of Bruff, and was the mother of that famous soldier of the Desmond Rebellions, Sir Piers de Lacy. Sir John was married to Grace, the daughter of George Thornton, who received some of the confiscated Desmond property in County Limerick. He therefore, kept aloof during the Desmond Rebellions, but during Sir George Carew's victorious march through Limerick after he had taken the Castle of Lough Gur, he was called upon to submit to Queen Elizabeth. He replied stating he considered "it was sinful and damnable personally to submit to Her Majestie", and Sir George Carew thereupon laid waste his lands. On submission he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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