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He had an elder half-sister, Lady Mary Caroline Louisa Thomas Petty-FitzMaurice, who married Sir ] and was the mother of the ].<ref name="kerry"/> His younger sisters were Caroline Maria Lascelles, who married Lt. Col. Henry Arthur Lascelles, grandson of ], and was the mother of Sir Francis William Lascelles; and Emily Caroline Augusta Gore, who was unmarried. His elder half-sister by his mother's first marriage, Lady Mary Caroline Louisa Thomas Petty-FitzMaurice, married Sir ] and was the mother of the ].<ref name="kerry"/> His younger sisters were Caroline Maria Lascelles, who married Lt. Col. Henry Arthur Lascelles, grandson of ], and was the mother of Sir Francis William Lascelles; and Emily Caroline Augusta Gore, who was unmarried.


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Sir Francis Charles Gore KCB JP (19 May 1846 – 12 February 1940) was a British barrister and public servant from the Anglo-Irish aristocratic Gore family. He was solicitor to the Board of Inland Revenue from 1894–1911.

Early life and education

Gore was born in Hendon into the wealthy and influential Anglo-Irish Gore family, the eldest son of Augusta, Countess of Kerry, and the Hon. Charles Alexander Gore. His father was the grandson of the second Earl of Arran and younger brother of the fourth earl. His mother, born Lady Augusta Lavinia Priscilla Ponsonby, the second daughter of Home Secretary John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough, was the widow of William Petty-FitzMaurice, Earl of Kerry, who was son and heir of the third Marquess of Landsdowne before his unexpected death in 1836, aged 25, of a heart ailment.

The family resided in Wimbledon, London, and practised Low Church Anglicanism. His father was the Commissioner of Woods and Forests from 1839–51 and Commissioner of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues from 1851–85.

His younger brothers were the sportsman Spencer Gore, the first winner of the Wimbledon Championships (father of the artist Spencer Gore) and the theologian Rev. Charles Gore, Bishop of Worcester, Birmingham and Oxford, who joined the high church tradition and became an influential theologian.

His elder half-sister by his mother's first marriage, Lady Mary Caroline Louisa Thomas Petty-FitzMaurice, married Sir Percy Egerton Herbert and was the mother of the fourth Earl of Powis. His younger sisters were Caroline Maria Lascelles, who married Lt. Col. Henry Arthur Lascelles, grandson of 2nd Earl of Harewood, and was the mother of Sir Francis William Lascelles; and Emily Caroline Augusta Gore, who was unmarried.

He was a keen cricketer and one of the earliest members of the I Zingari club, which was co-founded in 1845 by his uncle Hon. Frederick Ponsonby.

He was educated at Harrow School after which he studied at the Inns of Court. He was called to the bar by the Inner Temple in 1870.

Career

Recorder of the City of Canterbury 1894

He was knighted by King Edward VII on 13 July 1903 at Buckingham Palace.

He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1911 Coronation Honours,

Personal life

In 1879, Gore married Constance Mary Bruce (died 1925), daughter of Gen. Robert Bruce of Glendouglie, younger brother of Lord Aberdare. They had three sons and a daughter.

  • Arthur Charles Gore (18 July 1880 – 17 April 1963), emigrated to the United States
  • Maj. Charles Henry Gore OBE (28 November 1881 – 20 June 1941), married as his second wife Hon. Violet Annesley, daughter of Arthur Annesley, 11th Viscount Valentia
  • Evelyn Mary Gore (22 June 1883 – 5 June 1951)
  • Capt. John Francis Gore CVO TD (15 May 1885 – 24 July 1983), barrister and author; married Lady Helena Campbell, daughter of Hugh Campbell, 4th Earl Cawdor

Sir Francis died in 1940 at his house, 61 Onslow Square, South Kensington, aged 93.

References

  1. ^ "Obituary: Sir Francis Gore – Victorian Memories". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 14 February 1940. p. 10.
  2. "Births". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 21 May 1846. p. 9.
  3. ^ "Obituary: Augusta, Countess of Kerry". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 21 November 1904. p. 10.
  4. ^ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1914. p. 128. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  5. "The Late Earl of Kerry". The Sligo Champion. 3 September 1836. p. 2. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  6. Waddell, Peter (24 September 2014). Charles Gore: Radical Anglican: Charles Gore and his writings. Canterbury Press. p. 163. ISBN 978-1-84825-656-9. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  7. "No. 27582". The London Gazette. 31 July 1903. p. 4818.
  8. "No. 28505". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 1911. p. 4592.
  9. "Gore, Arthur C." Oakland Tribune. 19 April 1963. p. 44. Retrieved 15 September 2024.

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