Sir Ralph Gore, 2nd Baronet

Sir Ralph Gore, 2nd Baronet (died 1661)^[1] was an Anglo-Irish politician, soldier and baronet.

He was the eldest son of Sir Paul Gore, 1st Baronet and Isabella Wycliffe, daughter of Francis Wycliffe.^[1] Gore succeeded his father as baronet in 1629.^[2] He was Member of Parliament (MP) in the Irish House of Commons for Donegal County from 1639 until 1648.^[1] In the Irish Rebellion of 1641, he was appointed colonel of 500 men by King Charles I of England to end the riots.^[3]

On 23 April 1639, he married Anne Caulfeild, second daughter of the 2nd Baron Caulfeild of Charlemont.^[1] Gore was succeeded in the baronetcy by his only son William.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 "ThePeerage - Sir Ralph Gore, 2nd Bt". Retrieved 8 January 2009.
1 2 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.
↑ 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. 281–282.

Baronetage of Ireland
Preceded by Paul Gore	Baronet (of Magherabegg) 1629 – 1661	Succeeded by William Gore

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[thePeerage-1] 1 2 3 4 "ThePeerage - Sir Ralph Gore, 2nd Bt". Retrieved 8 January 2009.

[Burke-2] 1 2 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] 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. 281–282.