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Sir William Gore, 3rd Baronet

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Sir William Gore, 3rd Baronet PC (Ire) (died 1700)[1] was an Anglo-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". Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  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. p. 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. p. 282.
Political offices
Preceded by
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Custos Rotulorum of Leitrim
1684–1700
Succeeded by
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Baronetage of Ireland
Preceded by Baronet
(of Magherabegg)
1661–1700
Succeeded by