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'''Richard Bourchier''' was an official of the [[East India Company]] and was [[Governor of Bombay]] during the [[British Raj]] from 1750 to 1760.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tm0oAAAAYAAJ|title=Journal of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society|date=1900|publisher=Asiatic Society of Bombay|page=346|language=en}}</ref>

Bourchier was probably born in Ireland, the son of [[Charles Bourchier]] and his wife Barbara Harrison, daughter of [[Richard Harrison (died 1726)|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.<ref name=Nichols>[http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/john-gough-nichols/the-herald-and-genealogist-volume-8-hci/page-40-the-herald-and-genealogist-volume-8-hci.shtml John Gough Nichols The Herald and genealogist (Volume 8) London : John Bowyer Nichols and Sons]</ref>

Bourchier was the father of [[Charles Bourchier (governor)|Charles Bourchier]] later [[Governor of Madras]].<ref name= Nichols/>

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Richard Bourchier - Revision history

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