to Great Britain when his wife sued him for infecting her with syphilis and his adultery with her lady's maid. He did not defend himself and accepted the verdict and paid costs. Later life Lord Connemara contributed occasionally in the House of Lords, mostly on matters dealing with foreign affairs, making his last speech in June 1898. He also published the work Parliamentary Precedents. Family Lord Connemara was twice married. He married firstly Lady Susan Georgiana, daughter of The 1st Marquess of Dalhousie, a former Governor-General of India, in 1863. They divorced in 1890. In 1894, he married Gertrude, former wife of Edward Coleman. Both marriages were childless. His second wife died in November 1898. Lord Connemara died in London in September 1902, aged 75, and was buried in the city's Kensal Green Cemetery. His barony became extinct at his death. Arms References External links Portrait of Lord Connemara at connemarapubliclibrarychennai.com External links 1827 births 1902 deaths Politicians from County Mayo Politicians from County Meath Bourke, Robert Irish knights Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire British barristers Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Bourke, Robert Bourke, Robert Bourke, Robert Bourke, Robert Bourke, Robert UK MPs who were granted peerages Burials at Kensal Green Cemetery Robert Peers of the United Kingdom created by Queen Victoria Alumni of Trinity College Dublin