Terence Patrick Bourke, 10th Earl of Mayo (English: /bɜːrk/; BURK; 26 August 1929 – 22 September 2006) spent much of his life in England, before moving to Ireland and finally France. He was a pilot in the Fleet Air Arm, ran a printing company, stood for parliament, managed a marble quarrying company in Ireland, and finally bred deer in south-west France.
Bourke set up a printing company in Gosport, Hampshire, where he became active in local politics, serving as a Conservative councillor from 1961 to 1964. In 1962 he inherited his titles from an uncle, Ulick Henry Bourke, 9th Earl of Mayo. He stood for Parliament as a Liberal candidate in South Dorset in the 1964 general election, but lost heavily to the Conservative candidate.[1]
Hon Patrick Anthony Bourke (born 16 December 1955)
Hon Harry Richard Bourke (born 23 September 1960)
They were divorced in 1987. Later that year Lord Mayo married secondly Sally Anne Matthews. They had one son:
Hon James Edward Maurice Bourke (born 1986)
With his second wife and their son, he moved to a chateau in the south-west of France, where he bred deer.[1]
Death
Lord Mayo died in 2006 and was buried at Mondebat in the French département of Gers.[1] He was succeeded in the earldom and subsidiary titles by his eldest son, Charles.[1]
Arms
Coat of arms of Terence Bourke, 10th Earl of Mayo
Crest
A Cat-a-Mountain sejant guardant proper, collared and chained Or.
Escutcheon
Party per fess Or and Ermine, a cross gules the first quarter charged with a lion rampant sable and the second with a dexter hand couped at the wrist and erect gules
Supporters
On either side a Chevalier in complete Armour, holding in the exterior hand a Pole-Axe, all proper.[3][4]
