Bourchier was probably born in Ireland, the son of Charles Bourchier and his wife Barbara Harrison, daughter of Richard Harrison of Balls, Hertfordshire and MP for Lancaster. He entered the service of the East India Company and became Resident at Surat. He was the Governor of Bombay from 1750 to 1760. There he was responsible for the foundation of the English church and was a major contributor to its support.[2]
richard, bourchier, official, east, india, company, governor, bombay, from, 1750, 1760, bourchier, probably, born, ireland, charles, bourchier, wife, barbara, harrison, daughter, richard, harrison, balls, hertfordshire, lancaster, entered, service, east, india. Richard Bourchier was an official of the East India Company and was Governor of Bombay from 1750 to 1760 1 Bourchier was probably born in Ireland the son of Charles Bourchier and his wife Barbara Harrison daughter of Richard Harrison of Balls Hertfordshire and MP for Lancaster He entered the service of the East India Company and became Resident at Surat He was the Governor of Bombay from 1750 to 1760 There he was responsible for the foundation of the English church and was a major contributor to its support 2 Bourchier was the father of Charles Bourchier later Governor of Madras 2 References edit Journal of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society Asiatic Society of Bombay 1900 p 346 a b John Gough Nichols The Herald and genealogist Volume 8 London John Bowyer Nichols and Sons Political officesPreceded byWilliam Wake Governor of Bombay1750 1760 Succeeded byJohn Holkell nbsp This British diplomat related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Bourchier amp oldid 1088317412, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
