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Charles Vereker, 2nd Viscount Gort PC (Ire) (1768 – 11 November 1842), known as Charles Vereker until 1817, was an Irish soldier and politician.
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Accessed via ancestry.com paid subscription site on 8 March 2022. One of his relatives, a "Miss Vereker", married Ralph Westrop Jr. in 1792. After Jane's death in February 1798 he married secondly Elizabeth, daughter of John Palliser and Grace Barton, in 1810. There were children from both marriages. Lord Gort died on 11 November 1842, aged 74, and was succeeded by his son from his first marriage, John. Lady Gort died 2 April 1858 at Gort House, Petersham, London, and was buried atDebrett's Complete Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland ...
, by John Debrett. Publ. J. G. & F. Rivington, 1838. Page 649. Accessed 8 March 2022.
His descendants include the
Charles Vereker, 2nd Viscount Gort PC (Ire) (1768 – 11 November 1842), known as Charles Vereker until 1817, was an Irish soldier and politician.
Background
Gort was the son of Thomas Vereker by Juliana, daughter of Charles Smyth and sister ofJohn Prendergast-Smyth, 1st Viscount Gort
John Prendergast-Smyth, 1st Viscount Gort (1742 – 23 May 1817) was an Irish politician.
Born John Smyth, Gort was the son of Charles Smyth, Member of the Irish Parliament for Limerick City, and Elizabeth Prendergast. His paternal grandparents ...
thepeerage.com/ref> and was born in Ireland in 1768. He served a short time in the navy, and was afterwards appointed lieutenant-colonel of the Limerick militia.
Political career
Gort representedLimerick City
Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 c ...
in the Irish House of Commons from 1790 until the Act of Union in 1801. On 5 September 1798 at Collooney he checked the advance of a French force, led by General Humbert, that had landed at Killala Bay
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, County Sligo
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whereupon they were defeated at Ballinamuck, where he was wounded. In 1802 he was elected to the British House of Commons
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for Limerick
Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...
, a seat he held until 1817, and served as a Lord of the Treasury between 1807 and 1812. He was sworn of the Irish Privy Council
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in 1809 and, having succeeded his uncle as second Viscount Gort in 1817, was elected an Irish Representative Peer in 1824. He also held the honorary posts of Constable of Limerick Castle from 1809 to 1842 and Governor of County Galway from 1814 to 1831.
He was amongst the most active opponents of the Union—"his name was found in every division and his voice in every debate;" and in answer to Lord Castlereagh's overtures he declared: "I have defended my country with my blood, and there is nothing in the gift of the Crown that would tempt me to betray her by my vote." After the Union, he represented Limerick until 1817, when by the death of his uncle he became Viscount Gort. He was a firm adherent of the Conservative party.
Family
Lord Gort was twice married. He married firstly Jane, daughter of Ralph Westropp and Mary Johnson, in 1789.Irish Marriages in Walker´s Hibernian Magazine, 1771-1812, Vol. II (K-Z), page 447.Accessed via ancestry.com paid subscription site on 8 March 2022. One of his relatives, a "Miss Vereker", married Ralph Westrop Jr. in 1792. After Jane's death in February 1798 he married secondly Elizabeth, daughter of John Palliser and Grace Barton, in 1810. There were children from both marriages. Lord Gort died on 11 November 1842, aged 74, and was succeeded by his son from his first marriage, John. Lady Gort died 2 April 1858 at Gort House, Petersham, London, and was buried at
St Andrew's Church, Ham
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Architecture
The church was built in grey brick in 1830–31; the architect was Edward Lapi ...
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Following the 1798 Battle of Collooney
The Battle of Collooney, also called the Battle of Carricknagat, refers to a battle which occurred on 5 September during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 when a combined force of French troops and Irish rebels defeated a force of British troops outsi ...
, the thanks of Parliament were voted to him. By royal proclamation, he was permitted to augment his arms with the motto, "Collooney", so the rampant lion dexter supporter on his coat of arms displays a pennoncell with the motto "Collooney" raised on a lance. "Vincit Veritas" remained the mottoe of the family, located below the shield in a banderole., by John Debrett. Publ. J. G. & F. Rivington, 1838. Page 649. Accessed 8 March 2022.
Member of Parliament
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for Walthamstow
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, Stella Creasy
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She served in the frontbench teams of Ed Miliband and Harriet ...
, and the former Governor of Bermuda
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, John Vereker.
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