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Knox-Gore Baronets
The Knox-Gore Baronetcy, of Belleek Manor in the County of Mayo, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 5 December 1868 for Francis Knox-Gore, Lord Lieutenant of Sligo This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of County Sligo, Sligo. There were lieutenants of counties in Ireland until the reign of James II of England, James II, when they were renamed governors. The office of Lord Lieutenant was .... The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1890. Knox-Gore baronets, of Belleek Manor (1868) * Sir Francis Arthur Knox-Gore, 1st Baronet (1803–1873) *Sir Charles James Knox-Gore, 2nd Baronet (1831–1890) References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Knox-Gore Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baronetage Of The United Kingdom
Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) James I of England, King James I created the hereditary Order of Baronets in England on 22 May 1611, for the settlement of Ireland. He offered the dignity to 200 gentlemen of good birth, with a clear estate of Pound sterling, £1,000 a year, on condition that each one should pay a sum equivalent to three years' pay to 30 soldiers at 8d per day per man (total – £1,095) into the King's Exchequer. The Baronetage of England comprises all baronetcies created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union 1707, Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Baronetage of England and the #Baronetage of Nova Scotia (1625–1706), Baronetage of Nova Scotia were replaced by the #Baronetage of Great Britain, Baronetage of Great Britain. The extant baronetcies ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Francis Knox-Gore, 1st Baronet
Sir Francis Knox-Gore, 1st Baronet (1803 – 25 May 1873) was an Anglo-Irish baronet. Knox-Gore was the son of James Knox-Gore and Lady Maria Louisa Gore, daughter of Arthur Gore, 2nd Earl of Arran. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College Dublin. Knox-Gore was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Sligo on 5 December 1831. In 1840 he served as High Sheriff of Mayo. On 5 December 1868 he was created a baronet, of Belleek Manor in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) James I of E ....Burke, Bernard, Sir. ''A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British Empire'' (London: Harrison 1869) p.497. He gained the rank of Colonel in the Sligo Rifle Regiment of Militia. He married Sarah Knox was succeeded in his title by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Lieutenant Of Sligo
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of County Sligo, Sligo. There were lieutenants of counties in Ireland until the reign of James II of England, James II, when they were renamed governors. The office of Lord Lieutenant was recreated on 23 August 1831. Governors * William Blayney, 6th Baron Blayney c1690– (died 1705) * Joshua Cooper (died 1757), Joshua Cooper: 1746–1755 * Joshua Cooper (1732–1800), Joshua Cooper: 1758–1800 * Edward King, 1st Earl of Kingston: 1772–1797 * Charles O'Hara (died 1822), Charles O'Hara, 1789–1822 * Owen Wynne (1755–1841), Owen Wynne, 1789–1831''The Royal Kalendar'' for 1831p. 389 * Henry King (died 1821), Henry King, 1795–1821 (died 1821) * Joshua Edward Cooper, 1802Arthur AspinallCOOPER, Joshua Edward (?1761-1837), of Markree Castle, co. Sligo.in ''The History of Parliament 1790–1820''.–1831 * John Irwin, –1831 Lord Lieutenants * Sir Francis Knox-Gore, 1st Baronet, 5 December 1831 – December 1868 * Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
