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Sir Richard Birnie
(1760 c.-1832)
NAME AUTHORITIES:
LOC:    Birnie, Richard, ca. 1760-1832
DNB:    Birnie, Sir Richard (c.1760–1832), police magistrate
LBT ID: RiBirni1832    VIAF ID: 101528521    LOC ID: no2009166191		B/BAP:   1760
DIED:   1832-04-29
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
Born in Scotland, he was a Bow Street police magistrate who played an important part in arrest of the Cato Street conspirators and won the favor of George IV.
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