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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, the eldest son of Augusta, Countess of Kerry, and the Hon. Charles Alexander Gore, who was the younger brother of the fourth Earl of Arran. His mother, born Lady Augusta Lavinia Priscilla Ponsonby, was the widow of William Petty-FitzMaurice, Earl of Kerry, who died in 1836, aged 25, and the second daughter of Home Secretary John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough.

The family resided in Wimbledon, London. His father was the Commissioner of Woods and Forests from 1839–51 and Commissioner of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues from 1851–85. He had an elder half-sister, Lady Mary Herbert, and two younger brothers, brothers were the sportsman Spencer Gore and the theologian Rev. Charles Gore, Bishop of Birmingham.

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

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 (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

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. ^ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1914. p. 128. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  4. "Gore, Arthur C." Oakland Tribune. 19 April 1963. p. 44. Retrieved 15 September 2024.

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