General Sir Charles Stephen Gore (26 December 1793 – 4 September 1869), also styled as the Honorable Charles Gore, was a British general.

Early life

Gore was a son of

Arthur Gore, 2nd Earl of Arran Arthur Saunders Gore, 2nd Earl of Arran KP, PC (Ire) (25 July 1734 – 8 October 1809) styled The Honourable Arthur Gore from 1758 to 1762 and Viscount Sudley from 1762 to 1773, was an Irish peer and politician. Early life Arran was the eldest ...

and, his third wife, the former Elizabeth Underwood. Among his siblings were

Lady Cecilia Underwood Cecilia Underwood, Duchess of Inverness (née Gore, later Buggin, ; – 1 August 1873) was a mistress of Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (sixth son of King George III). Despite marrying, their union was in contravention of the Royal ...

(the second wife of

Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, (27 January 1773 – 21 April 1843) was the sixth son and ninth child of King George III and his queen consort, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He was the only surviving son of George III who did not ...

, the sixth son of

King George III George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 173829 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two kingdoms on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Br ...

). From his father's first marriage to Catherine Annesley (the only daughter of the 1st Viscount Glerawly), his half-siblings included Arthur Gore, 3rd Earl of Arran, Lady Anne Jane Gore (the third wife of

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), and Lady Catherine Charlotte Gore (wife of

John Evans-Freke, 6th Baron Carbery John Evans-Freke, 6th Baron Carbery (11 November 1765 – 12 May 1845), known as Sir John Evans-Freke, 2nd Baronet between 1777 and 1807, was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer. He was the son of Sir John Freke, 1st Baronet. In 1777 he succeede ...

). His paternal grandparents were

Arthur Gore, 1st Earl of Arran Arthur Gore, 1st Earl of Arran PC (Ire) (1703 – 17 April 1773), known as Sir Arthur Gore, 3rd Baronet from 1741 to 1757 and as Viscount Sudley from 1758 to 1762, was an Irish politician. Arran was the son of Sir Arthur Gore, 2nd Baronet, and El ...

(eldest son of

Sir Arthur Gore, 2nd Baronet Sir Arthur Gore, 2nd Baronet (c. 1685 – 10 February 1742) was an Irish politician and baronet. He was the son of Paul Gore, himself son of Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet, and his wife Anne Gore, daughter of Sir John Gore. Gore succeeded his grand ...

) and the former Jane Worth (widow of William Worth of Rathfarnham). His maternal grandparents were Richard Underwood, Esq. and the former Christiana Goold (a daughter of Caleb Goold of Dublin).

Career

He entered the army in 1808. During the

Peninsular War The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spain ...

, he fought in the Siege of Badajoz and

Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo Sieges of Ciudad Rodrigo are a series of sieges of the Spanish town Ciudad Rodrigo. Specific sieges are: * Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1370) * Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1707) * Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1810) * Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812) ...

, both in 1812. He served in Canada and fought in the Battle of Saint-Denis during the

Lower Canada Rebellion The Lower Canada Rebellion (french: rébellion du Bas-Canada), commonly referred to as the Patriots' War () in French, is the name given to the armed conflict in 1837–38 between rebels and the colonial government of Lower Canada (now southe ...

. He was Colonel of the 91st (Argyllshire) Regiment of Foot from 1855 to 1861, transferring in 1861 to the 6th (Royal 1st Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot, a position he held until his death in 1869. Gore served under Lt. Gov.

James Kempt General Sir James Kempt, ( – 20 December 1854) was a British Army officer, who served in the Netherlands, Egypt, Italy, the Peninsula, and British North America during the Napoleonic Wars. He led a British brigade at the Battle of Waterloo and ...

while he was posted to Nova Scotia (1820-1828). He also served as Lieutenant Governor of

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Personal life

Gore was married to Sarah Rachel Fraser (1803–1880) of

Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax is the capital and largest municipality of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of the 2021 Census, the municipal population was 439,819, with 348,634 people in its urban area. The ...

. She was the eldest daughter of James Fraser, a member of the Council of Nova Scotia, and Rachel Otis (

née A birth name is the name of a person given upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name, or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a birth certificate or birth re ...

DeWolf) Fraser (a daughter of

Benjamin DeWolf Benjamin DeWolf JP (October 14, 1744 – September 1/2, 1819) was a businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Hants County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1783 to 1798. Early life DeWolf was born in Lyme, Co ...

). Together, they were the parents of five children, including: * Adelaide Rachel Gore (d. 1893), who married Lt.-Gen. George Whitworth Talbot Rich, son of Sir George Bostock Rich (son of Sir Charles Bostock Rich, 1st Bt), in 1864. * Maj. James Arthur Charles Gore (1826–1901), who married Catherine Louise Bazalgette, daughter of Col.

John Bazalgette Colonel John Bazalgette (15 December 1784 – 28 March 1868) was an army officer actively involved in the affairs of Nova Scotia for forty-three years. He was born in London, the second son of Jean Louis Bazalgette (1750-1830), a French immigran ...

, in 1854. * Eliza Amelia Gore (1829–1916), who married

William Hay, 19th Earl of Erroll William Harry Hay, 19th Earl of Erroll (3 May 1823 – 3 December 1891), styled Lord Hay between 1823 and 1831, and Lord Kilmarnock from 1831 to 1846, was a Scottish peer. Early life William Harry Hay was born on 3 May 1823. He was the only son ...

, a grandson of King

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through his mistress, the famous comic actress Dora Bland (who was known as "Mrs. Jordan"). * Lt.-Col. Charles Clitheroe Gore (1839–1926), who married Maria Harriet Elizabeth Cator, daughter of the Rev. Thomas Cator and Lady Louisa Lumley-Savile (daughter of

John Lumley-Savile, 7th Earl of Scarbrough John Lumley-Savile, 7th Earl of Scarbrough (15 Jun 1760 – 21 February 1835) was a British peerage, peer, styled Hon. John Lumley until 1807, and Lumley-Savile from 1807 until 1832. A younger son of Richard Lumley-Saunderson, 4th Earl of Scarbro ...

), in 1875. After her death, he married Lavinia FitzRoy, daughter of Francis Charles FitzRoy, in 1882. * Lt.-Col. Frederick Augustus Gore (1844–1931), who married Alice Schenley, daughter of

Edward Wyndham Harrington Schenley Edward Wyndham Harrington Schenley (1799 – 31 January 1878) was a British Liberal politician, military officer and husband of Mary Elizabeth Croghan, 19th century philanthropist of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Early life and career S Henley was ...

, in 1886. Sir Charles died on 4 September 1869 in

Chelsea, London Chelsea is an affluent area in west London, England, due south-west of Charing Cross by approximately 2.5 miles. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames and for postal purposes is part of the south-western postal area. Chelsea histori ...

. He is buried in

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in London near the north end of the central colonnades. His widow died on 17 October 1880.

Legacy

The community of

Gore, Nova Scotia Gore is a rural Canadian community in central Hants County, Nova Scotia. It is located just 25 minutes from Elmsdale; 30 minutes from Halifax Stanfield International Airport; and 45 minutes from Truro. It was named after Sir Charles Stephen Gore. ...

is named after him when he served in Nova Scotia.

Gallery

File:Lady Gore (Sarah Rachel Fraser).png, Lady Gore (Sarah Rachel Fraser) File:Brompton Cemetery, London 44.JPG, Gore's burial,

monument

References

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