Surname: Bourne Forename(s): Henry Richard Fox b. 24 December 1837. d. 2 February 1909. Nationality: Jamaican. VIAF.
Poet and indigenous rights campaigner. Born in Blue Mountains, Jamaica. Son of Stephen
Bourne and Elizabeth Quirk. Friends with Henry Morley. Educated at London University
and King’s College. Worked as a clerk at the War Office and an editor for various
publications, and spearheaded a number of successful initiatives as secretary of the
Aborigines’ Protection Society. Married Emma Deane on 1 May 1832. Contributed poetry
and essays to The Examiner and Household Words. Biographical information: ODNB. (AC, BGL)