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Sir Theobald Burke, 13th Baronet

Sir Theobald Burke, 13th Baronet

Irish baronet and soldier (1833–1909)

Lt Colonel Sir Theobald Hubert Burke, 13th Baronet (25 March 1833 – 4 April 1909) was an Irish soldier and baronet who served during the Crimean war and the Indian Mutiny.

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Background

Burke was born in Waterslade House,[1] Tuam, County Galway. He was one of six sons of William Burke of Knocknagur of the ancient Galway family, the Burkes of Glinsk.

Career

He was commissioned into the British Army (88th Connaught Rangers) at an early age, and served through the Crimean war and the Indian Mutiny, and later exchanged into the 18th Royal Irish Regiment in 1866, and attained the rank of lieutenant colonel.[1]

Family

He inherited the title from Sir John Lionel Burke, 12th Baronet, in 1884, and when he died in London aged 76 the Baronetcy became extinct.

Arms

Coat of arms of Sir Theobald Burke, 13th Baronet
Crest
Out of a ducal coronet Or, a plume of five ostrich feathers Argent.
Escutcheon
Or, a cross Gules in the dexter canton a lion rampant sable
Motto
IN HOC SIGNO VINCES (In this sign thou shalt conquer)[2]

See also

References

Citations

  1. [1]
    "RootsWeb: IRL-GALWAY-L Part 2 – THE TUAM HERALD". TUAM, CO. GALWAY. 10 April 1909.] at archiver.rootsweb.com
  2. [2]
    Burke, Bernard (1884). The general armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales; comprising a registry of armorial bearings from the earliest to the present time. University of California Libraries. London : Harrison & sons.
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