Robert Bourke, 1st Baron Connemara

The Right Honourable The Lord Connemara GCIE PC
"Bobby". Caricature in Vanity Fair, 1877.
Governor of Madras Presidency
In office December 8, 1886 (1886-12-8)–December 1890 (1890-12)
Monarch	Victoria
Preceded by	M. E. Grant Duff
Succeeded by	John Henry Garstin
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
In office February 23, 1874 (1874-2-23)–April 21, 1880 (1880-4-21)
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	Benjamin Disraeli
Preceded by	Viscount Enfield
Succeeded by	Sir Charles Dilke
In office June 25, 1885 (1885-6-25)–January 28, 1886 (1886-1-28)
Prime Minister	The Marquess of Salisbury
Preceded by	Lord Edmond Fitzmaurice
Succeeded by	James Bryce
Parliamentary Offices Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal Hereditary Peerage 10 May 1887 – 3 September 1902 Preceded by New Creation Succeeded by Extinct Member of Parliament for King's Lynn In office 1868–1886 Serving with Lord Stanley Lord Claud Hamilton Sir William ffolkes Preceded by Sir Thomas Buxton Lord Stanley Succeeded by Weston Jarvis
Personal details
Born	Robert Bourke (1827-06-11)11 June 1827 Hayes, County Meath, Ireland
Died	3 September 1902(1902-09-03) (aged 75) London, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouses	Lady Susan Ramsay ​ ​ (m. 1863; div. 1890)​ Gertrude ​ ​ (m. 1894; died 1898)​
Parents	Robert Bourke, 5th Earl of Mayo Anne Charlotte Jocelyn
Relatives	Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo (brother)
Alma mater	Trinity College, Dublin

Robert Bourke, 1st Baron Connemara, (English: /bɜːrk/; BURK; /kɒnɛmɑːræ/; CONEH-mar-a; 11 June 1827 – 3 September 1902) was a British Conservative politician and colonial administrator who served as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1874–80, 1885–86) and Governor of Madras (1886–90).