Arthur Gore, 6th Earl of Arran
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Arthur Jocelyn Charles Gore, 6th Earl of Arran KP PC (14 September 1868-19 December 1958), known as Viscount Sudley from 1884 to 1901, was an Anglo-Irish peer and soldier.
Arran was the only son of Arthur Saunders Gore, 5th Earl of Arran, and Lady Edith Elizabeth Henrietta Jocelyn. He fought in the Second Boer War and in the First World War and achieved the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Horse Guards. He was also a Justice of the Peace for Hertfordshire, County Louth and County Mayo, a Deputy Lieutenant of County Mayo and Essex and served as Lord Lieutenant of County Donegal from 1917 to 1920. He was made a Knight of the Order of St Patrick in 1909 and admitted to the Irish Privy Council in 1917.
Lord Arran married, firstly, Maud Jacqueline Marie Beauclerk van Kattendyke, daughter of Huyssen van Kattendyke, 3rd Baron van Kattendyke, in 1902. After her death in 1927 he married, secondly, Lilian Constance Quick, daughter of Joseph Quick, in 1929. Lord Arran died in December 1958, aged 90, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son Arthur. Lady Arran died in 1961.
| Honorary Titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Lord Lieutenant of County Donegal 1917–1920 |
Succeeded by - |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by Arthur Saunders Gore |
Earl of Arran 1917–1920 |
Succeeded by Arthur Paul John Charles Gore |
[edit] References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- www.thepeerage.com
