John Bourke, 4th Earl of Mayo
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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 until 1794.
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. 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 Cambridge
in Hanover
and was appointed a GCH
that year. At the coronation of George IV
on 19 July 1821, he carried the Standard
of Hanover.
On 24 May 1792, Mayo had married Arabella Mackworth-Praed; they had no children. He died at Bersted Lodge, South Bersted, Sussex
, the home of Susan Smith née Mackworth-Praed his sister in law and widow of Thomas Smith of Bersted Lodge (brother of Sir John Smith Burgess, Bart), and his titles passed to his nephew, Robert.
Royal Guelphic Order
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, PC (Ire)
Privy Council of Ireland
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(18 June 1766 – 23 May 1849) was an Irish peer
Peerage
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and courtier, styled Lord Naas from 1792 until 1794.
He was the eldest son of Joseph Deane Bourke, 3rd Earl of Mayo (Archbishop of Tuam
Church of Ireland Diocese of Tuam, Killala and Achonry
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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
Act of Union 1800
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, he was Chairman of Committees
Chairman of Committees
The Chairman of Committees is an officer of the House of Lords who presides over the House when it is in committee both in the Lords Chamber and in Grand Committee, which is when committee stage is taken away from the floor to free up debating time in the main Chamber...
in the Irish House of Lords
Irish House of Lords
The Irish House of Lords was the upper house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from mediaeval times until 1800. It was abolished along with the Irish House of Commons by the Act of Union.-Function:...
; as compensation from the abolition of the House in 1801, he was awarded an annual pension of £1332. On 20 February 1810, he was sworn of the Privy Council of Ireland
Privy Council of Ireland
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and was elected an Irish representative peer on 2 March 1816. On 11 May 1819, he represented the Duke of Clarence and St Andrews
William IV of the United Kingdom
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(later William IV) at the baptism
Baptism
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of Prince George of Cambridge
Prince George, Duke of Cambridge
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in Hanover
Hanover
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and was appointed a GCH
Royal Guelphic Order
The Royal Guelphic Order, sometimes also referred to as the Hanoverian Guelphic Order, is a Hanoverian order of chivalry instituted on 28 April 1815 by the Prince Regent . It has not been conferred by the British Crown since the death of King William IV in 1837, when the personal union of the...
that year. At the coronation of George IV
George IV of the United Kingdom
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on 19 July 1821, he carried the Standard
Heraldic flag
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of Hanover.
On 24 May 1792, Mayo had married Arabella Mackworth-Praed; they had no children. He died at Bersted Lodge, South Bersted, Sussex
Sussex
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, the home of Susan Smith née Mackworth-Praed his sister in law and widow of Thomas Smith of Bersted Lodge (brother of Sir John Smith Burgess, Bart), and his titles passed to his nephew, Robert.