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Events in the year 1872 in India.
Richard Southwell Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, styled Lord Naas from 1842 to 1867 and Lord Mayo in India, was a British statesman and prominent member of the British Conservative Party who served as Chief Secretary for Ireland and Viceroy of India (1869–72).
Earl of the County of Mayo, usually known simply as Earl of Mayo, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland created, in 1785, for John Bourke, 1st Viscount Mayo. For many years he served as "First Commissioner of Revenue" in Ireland. He had already been created Baron Naas, of Naas in the county of Kildare, in 1776, and Viscount Mayo, of Moneycrower in the county of Mayo, in 1781, also in the Peerage of Ireland.
Events in the year 1870 in India.
The Imperial Order of the Crown of India is an order in the British honours system. The Order was established by Queen Victoria when she became Empress of India in 1878. The Order was open only to women, and no appointments have been made since the Partition of India in 1947. The Order was limited to British princesses, wives or female relatives of Indian princes and the wife or female relatives of any person who held the office of:
Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier and 1st Baron Ettrick, was a Scottish polyglot, diplomat and colonial administrator. He served as the British Minister to the United States from 1857 to 1859, Netherlands from 1859 to 1860, Russia from 1861 to 1864, Prussia from 1864 to 1866 and as the Governor of Madras from 1866 to 1872. He also acted as the Governor-General of India from February to May 1872.
Robert Bourke, 1st Baron Connemara, was a British Conservative politician and colonial administrator who served as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Governor of Madras (1886–90).
Events in the year 1936 in India.
Mayo College is a boys-only private boarding school in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. It was founded in 1875 by Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, who was the Viceroy of India from 1869 to 1872, making it one of the oldest public boarding schools in India. Mayo is considered to be one of most reputable boarding schools in the world.
The House of Burgh or Burke was an ancient Anglo-Norman and later Hiberno-Norman aristocratic dynasty who held the earldoms of Kent, Ulster, Clanricarde, and Mayo at various times, provided Queen Consorts of Scotland and Thomond; many Kings of Britain and multiple other royals, and played a prominent role in the Norman invasion of Ireland.
Events in the year 1869 in India.
Events in the year 1925 in India.
Events from the year 1872 in Ireland.
Lucas Dillon, 6th Viscount Dillon was an Irish peer who recovered title and lands after the restoration of King Charles II.
Events in the year 1926 in India.
Events in the year 1896 in India.
Events in the year 1909 in India.
Events in the year 1863 in India.
Events in the year 1871 in India.
Sher Ali Afridi, also called Shere Ali, was an Indian soldier. He is largely known for killing Lord Mayo, the Viceroy of India, on 8 February 1872. He was a prisoner on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands at the time, sentenced for murder. The British sources described him as a "fearless soldier and one who would have been selected for any service of danger".
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