William Gore (Lord Mayor of London)
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Sir William Gore (1644 - 1708) was Lord Mayor of London for 1701-02,[1] having been elected Alderman for the City Ward of Coleman Street in 1690.[2]
A successful merchant, Gore was appointed a Director of the Bank of England before serving as Governor of the Hamburg and Levant Companies.[3][4]
Family
The son of William Gore, barrister-at-law, of Morden, Surrey and his wife Jane née Smith, Sir William was a grandson of Sir John Gore, Lord Mayor of London (died 1636), a kinsman of Arthur Gore, 1st Earl of Arran, and great-uncle of William Gore-Langton, MP.[5]
In 1704, Sir William bought the lordship of the manor of Tring and built Tring Park.[6]
He died on 20 January 1708, his wife, Elizabeth née Hampton, having predeceased him (died 1705).[7] Two of their sons were MPs: William Gore[8][9] and John Gore (d. 1763).[10]
See also
References
- ^ The Wards of London, Henry Thomas (1828)
- ^ www.british-history.ac.uk
- ^ www.historyofparliamentonline.org
- ^ www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
- ^ Mosley, Charles (ed.) (2003). Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 107th edn. London: Burke's Peerage & Gentry Ltd. p. 3870 (TEMPLE OF STOWE, E). ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ London: History and Description of the British Metropolis and its Neighbourhood, David Hughson (1808)
- ^ www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk
- ^ Mosley, Charles (ed.) (2003). Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 107th edn. London: Burke's Peerage & Gentry Ltd. p. 2928 (NORTHAMPTON, M). ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ www.historyofparliamentonline.org
- ^ The South Sea Bubble, John Carswell (1960)
