Sir Ralph Gore, 2nd Baronet
Sir Ralph Gore, 2nd Baronet (died 1661)[1] was an Anglo-Irish politician, soldier and baronet.
He was the eldest son of Sir Paul Gore, 1st Baronet and Isabella Wycliffe, daughter of Francis Wycliffe.[1] Gore succeeded his father as baronet in 1629.[2] He was Member of Parliament (MP) in the Irish House of Commons for Donegal County from 1639 until 1648.[1] In the Irish Rebellion of 1641, he was appointed colonel of 500 men by King Charles I of England to end the riots.[3]
On 23 April 1639, he married Anne Caulfeild, second daughter of the 2nd Baron Caulfeild of Charlemont.[1] Gore was succeeded in the baronetcy by his only son William.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "ThePeerage - Sir Ralph Gore, 2nd Bt". Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- ^ a b Burke, John (1832). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Vol. vol. I (4th ed.). London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. p. 527.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ Lodge, John (1789). Mervyn Archdall (ed.). The Peerage of Ireland or A Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of that Kingdom. Vol. vol. III. Dublin: James Moore. pp. 281–282.
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