Gore Baronets

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There have been three Baronetcies created for members of the Gore family, all in the Baronetage of Ireland. All three titles are still extant. The family also holds two earldoms and a barony.

1 The three major branches of the Gore family
2 Other branches, including Earls Temple of Stowe and Lords Harlech
3 List of titleholders
4 See also
5 References

[edit] The three major branches of the Gore family

[edit] Gore, of Magherabegg (or Manor Gore) in the County of Donegal (1622)

The Gore Baronetcy, of Magherabegg in the County of Donegal, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 2 February 1622 for Paul Gore (shown also as 1st baronet of Manor Gore[1], the Anglicized version). The fourth Baronet served as Chancellor of the Irish Exchequer and as Speaker of the Irish House of Commons. The fifth Baronet represented County Donegal in the Irish Parliament. The sixth Baronet was a prominent military commander. In 1764 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Gore, of Manor Gore in the County of Donegal, and in 1768 he was created Viscount Belleisle. In 1772 he was further honoured when he was made Earl of Ross. All three titles were in the Peerage of Ireland. However, Lord Ross had no surviving male issue and the peerages became extinct on his death in 1802. The present holder of the baronetcy lives in Australia.

[edit] Gore, of Newton in the County of Mayo, now Earls of Arran (1662; earldom 1762)

The Gore Baronetcy, of Newtown in the County of Mayo, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 10 April 1662 for Arthur Gore. He was the second son of the first Baronet of the 1622 creation. His great-grandson and namesake, the third Baronet, was in 1762 elevated to the peerage as Earl of Arran. For more information on this creation, see this family genealogy or this list of baronets.

The most notable member of this family was probably Cecilia Underwood, Duchess of Inverness. She was born Lady Cecilia Letitia Gore (b c1785, d 1873)[2] and was notable as the unrecognized and illegally-married second wife of Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, Earl of Inverness (1773-1843), a younger son of [[George III of the United Kingdom|King George III].

The family is currently represented by the 9th Earl of Arran (b. 1938) who has no sons. His heir presumptive is currently a distant and elderly cousin, Paul Annesley Gore (b. 1921).[3] For more, see the family entry in Wikipedia.

[edit] Gore, later Gore-Booth, of Artarman in the County of Sligo

The Gore, later Gore-Booth Baronetcy, of Artarman in the County of Sligo, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 30 August 1760 for Booth Gore. He was a descendant of Sir Francis Gore, fourth son of the first Baronet of the 1622 creation. Booth Gore was the husband of Lettice, daughter and heiress of Humphrey Booth. The third Baronet assumed in 1804 by Royal license the additional surname of Booth. The fourth Baronet represented County Sligo in the British House of Commons for many years. The Irish nationalist Constance, Countess Markiewicz, was born the daughter of the 5th baronet Sir Henry Gore-Booth[4]of this branch. This family built and owned Lissadell House (associated with the Nobel Laureate W.B. Yeats) until 2003.

The present holder of the title, Sir Josselyn Gore-Booth, 9th Bt. (b. 1950)[5], descended from another Sir Josselyn, elder son of the fifth baronet, is also in remainder to the Gore Baronetcy of Magherabegg. Since he has no sons, his cousin Sir David Gore-Booth, former British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and High Commissioner to India, is the heir presumptive to the baronetcy. The heir presumptive is the son of a Life Peer Paul Gore-Booth, Baron Gore-Booth, himself son of Mordaunt Gore-Booth, younger son of the fifth Baronet.

[edit] Other branches, including Earls Temple of Stowe and Lords Harlech

Several other members of the Gore family have also gained prominence and higher ranks. Sir John Gore, brother of the first Baronet of the 1622 creation, was Lord Mayor of London in 1624 and is the ancestor of the branch of the family which later inherited through marriage the earldom of Temple of Stowe. His descendants are now Earls Temple of Stowe.

John Gore, 1st Baron Annaly (1718-1784), and Henry Gore, 1st Baron Annaly (1728-1793]]), were the sons of George Gore, second son of the first Baronet of the 1662 creation. These titles, created as Baron Annaly of Tenelick, in the county of Longford, were created 1766 and 1789 for two brothers who died childless; both titles are now extinct.

John Ormsby-Gore, 1st Baron Harlech, was a descendant of William Gore, third and youngest son of the first Baronet of the 1662 creation. His descendants are now Lords Harlech.