Robert Bourke, 1st Baron Connemara, (English: ; BURK; ; CONEH-mar-a; 11 June 1827 – 3 September 1902) was an Anglo-Irish Conservative politician and colonial administrator who served as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1874–80, 1885–86), Governor of Madras (1886–90) and District Grand Master of District Grand Lodge of Madras (1888-1890).
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Background and education
Bourke was born into an Anglo-Irish aristocratic family at Hayes, County Meath, Ireland, the third son of Robert Bourke, 5th Earl of Mayo (the son of Hon. Richard Burke, Bishop of Waterford and Lismore), and Anne Charlotte, daughter of The Hon. John Jocelyn. His older brother was The 6th Earl of Mayo, a Viceroy of India. He was educated at Hall Place School, Bexley, Kent, and Trinity College, Dublin, and was called to the Bar, Inner Temple, in 1852.