Background
Bourne was the son of Peter Bourne of Hackinsall, Lancashire and of Heathfield, Liverpool and his wife Margaret Drinkwater, daughter of James Drinkwater of Bent, Lancashire.
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James Bourne
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Education
He was educated at Shrewsbury School.
Career
He was a Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace for Lancashire. He was also Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of the Royal Lancashire Militia Artillery, and Colonel of the 4th Brigade Lancashire Artillery Volunteers
Bourne stood for parliament unsuccessfully at Wexford Borough in 1841. He held the seat until 1880.
He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (Central Bank) in 1861 and made a baronet, of Hackinsall Hall, in the parish of Stalmine, and of Heathfield, in the parish of Childwell, both in the County Palatine of Lancaster, on 10 May 1880.
Bourne married in 1841 Sarah Harriet Dyson, daughter of Thomas Fournis Dyson of Willow Hall, Yorkshire, and of Everton, near Liverpool.
Membership
19th United Kingdom Parliament. 20th United Kingdom Parliament. 21st United Kingdom Parliament]
At the 1865 general election Bourne was elected as a Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Evesham.
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Political Party
Conservative Party