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

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(1727–60, 1768–72) and

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(1760–68) and was created Earl of Mayo (1785).

Early life

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He was the son of Richard Bourke and Catherine Minchin. He was descended from Gaelic nobles, and shared a common ancestor with

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. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.

Career

In 1727, he was elected as the

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for

, representing the seat in the

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until 1760. Between 1761 and 1768 he served as MP for

. 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

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. He assumed his seat in the

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, 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.

Family

Bourke married Mary Deane, daughter of Joseph Deane and Margaret Boyle, in 1726.William Courthorpe
''Debrett's Complete Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland''
p.566. (Retrieved 19 February 2016). Together they had three children. The Naas constituency was also represented by Bourke's son and grandson, the second and fourth earls.

Arms

References

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Members of the Irish House of Lords Irish MPs 1727–1760 Irish MPs 1761–1768 Irish MPs 1769–1776 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Kildare constituencies Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Carlow constituencies Year of birth uncertain Earls of Mayo Peers of Ireland created by George III Alumni of Trinity College Dublin 1705 births