Sir William Gore, 3rd Baronet

Sir William Gore, 3rd Baronet PC (Ire) (died 1700)[1] was an Irish baronet and magistrate.

He was the oldest son of Sir Ralph Gore, 2nd Baronet and his wife Anne Caulfeild, second daughter of William Caulfeild, 2nd Baron Caulfeild.[2] In 1661, he succeeded his father as baronet.[2] Gore was appointed Custos Rotulorum of Leitrim in 1684, an office he held until his death in 1700.[3] He was sworn off the Privy Council of Ireland.[3]

He married Hannah Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton and niece of Gustavus Hamilton, 1st Viscount Boyne, and had by her three sons and five daughters.[2] Gore died in 1700 and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his oldest son Ralph.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". http://www.leighrayment.com/baronetage/baronetsG2.htm. Retrieved 23 August 2009. 
  2. ^ a b c Burke, John (1832). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. vol. I (4th ed.). London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. pp. 527. 
  3. ^ a b c Lodge, John (1789). Mervyn Archdall. ed. The Peerage of Ireland or A Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of that Kingdom. vol. III. Dublin: James Moore. pp. 282. 
Political offices
Preceded by
?		 Custos Rotulorum of Leitrim
1684–1700		 Succeeded by
?
Baronetage of Ireland
Preceded by
Ralph Gore		 Baronet
 (of Magherabegg)
1661 – 1700		 Succeeded by
Ralph Gore