Earl of Arran is a title in the

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. It is not to be confused with the title Earl of Arran in the

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. The two titles refer to different places: the

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in Ireland, and the

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in Scotland. The Irish earldom is held by the Gore family. The Scottish earldom is a separate title, held as a subsidiary title of the

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Irish creations

The first Irish creation came in 1662 when Lord Richard Butler, younger son of The 1st Duke of Ormond, was created Baron Butler of Cloughgrenan, Viscount Tullough and Earl of Arran. However, the titles became extinct on his death in 1686 as he left no heirs. The next creation came in 1693 for his nephew Charles Butler (who was also created Baron Butler of Cloughgrenan and Viscount Tullough). These titles became extinct on his death in 1758. The final creation in the

came in 1762, when Sir Arthur Gore, 3rd Baronet, was created Earl of Arran, of the

in the County of Galway. He had previously represented Donegal Borough in the

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and had already been created Viscount Sudley, of Castle Gore in the County of Mayo, in 1758, and Baron Saunders, of Deeps in the County of Wexford, in 1758, in the Peerage of Ireland. He was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. He sat as a member of the Irish Parliament for Donegal Borough and was one of the original sixteen Knights of the Order of St Patrick. Lord Arran had sixteen children, and one of his daughters was Cecilia Underwood, Duchess of Inverness, second wife of the Duke of Sussex, son of King George III. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the third Earl. He represented

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and

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in the

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. He was childless and was succeeded by his nephew, the fourth Earl. He was the son of Colonel the Hon. William John Gore. Lord Arran was a diplomat. His son, the fifth Earl, was also in the Diplomatic Service. In 1884 he was created Baron Sudley, of Castle Gore in the County of Mayo, in the

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. This peerage gave the earls an automatic seat in the House of Lords. His son, the sixth Earl, was a soldier and also served as

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. At his death in December 1958, he was succeeded by his elder son, the seventh earl, who died only nine days after his father and was succeeded by his younger brother, the eighth earl. In 1967, the eighth earl was a sponsor of the private member's bill which decriminalised homosexuality in England and Wales. the titles are held by his son, the ninth Earl, who succeeded his father in 1983. Lord Arran is a

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politician and one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remain in the

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after the passing of the

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. He is also in remainder to the Gore Baronetcy of Magherabegg (see below). The Baronetcy, of Newtown in the County of Mayo, was created in the

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in 1662 for Major Arthur Gore, who represented

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in the

. He was the second son of Sir Paul Gore, 1st Baronet, of Magherabegg. He was succeeded by his grandson, the second Baron. He sat as Member of the Irish Parliament for Donegal Borough and County Mayo. On his death the title passed to his son, the aforementioned third Baronet, who was later elevated to the peerage. Several other members of the Gore family have also gained distinction. An elder son of the Hon. Charles Alexander Gore (1811-1897), the youngest brother of the fourth earl, Spencer William Gore (1850-1906) was a noted cricketer and tennis player who won the first Wimbledon tournament in 1877. His younger brother was the distinguished Anglican theologian the Rt. Rev.

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(1853-1932),

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. Spencer William was also a founding partner of the surveying firm Smiths Gore. His younger son, the noted

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artist Spencer Frederick Gore (1878-1914), was the first president of the

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and the father of painter

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, and

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, were the sons of George Gore, second son of Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet. The latter's third son William Gore was the ancestor of the

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(the present holder of this title is also in remainder to the baronetcy of Newtown). Sir John Gore, brother of Sir Paul Gore, 1st Baronet, of Magherabegg, was

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in 1624 and is the ancestor of the branch of the family which later inherited through marriage the earldom of Temple of Stowe. Also, Sir Booth Gore, 1st Baronet, of Artarman, was a descendant of Sir Francis Gore, fourth son of Sir Paul Gore, 1st Baronet, of Magherabegg. The family seat is

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, near

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, North Devon.

Earls of Arran, first creation (1662)

* Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Arran (1639–1686)

Earls of Arran, second creation (1693)

Charles Butler, 1st Earl of Arran Lieutenant-General Charles Butler, 1st Earl of Arran (of the second creation), ''de jure'' 3rd Duke of Ormonde (1671–1758) was an Anglo-Irish peer. His uncle Richard was the 1st Earl of Arran of the first creation. The titles were re-creat ...

(1671–1758)

Gore Baronets, of Newtown (1662)

Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet (c. 1640 – 20 December 1697) was an Irish soldier and politician. Gore was the second son of Sir Paul Gore, 1st Baronet and his wife Isabella Wycliffe, daughter of Francis Wycliffe. In 1656, he was High Sheriff ...

(died 1697) *

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 ...

(–1741) * Sir Arthur Gore, 3rd Baronet (1703–1773) (created Earl of Arran in 1762)

Earls of Arran, third creation (1762)

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 ...

(1703–1773) * Arthur Saunders Gore, 2nd Earl of Arran (1734–1809) * Arthur Saunders Gore, 3rd Earl of Arran (1761–1837) * Philip Yorke Gore, 4th Earl of Arran (1801–1884) * Arthur Saunders Gore, 5th Earl of Arran (1839–1901) * Arthur Jocelyn Charles Gore, 6th Earl of Arran (1868–1958) * Arthur Paul John James Charles Gore, 7th Earl of Arran (1903–1958) * Arthur Strange Kattendyke David Archibald Gore, 8th Earl of Arran (1910–1983) * Arthur Desmond Colquhoun Gore, 9th Earl of Arran (born 1938) The

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to the earldom is the present holder's third cousin once removed William Henry Gore (born 1950). The heir presumptive's

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is his only son Charles David Gore (born 1985).
There are no heirs to the barony of Sudley. * ''Arthur Gore, 1st Earl of Arran (1703–1773)'' ** ''Arthur Gore, 2nd Earl of Arran (1734–1809)'' *** ''Arthur Gore, 3rd Earl of Arran (1761–1837)'' ***''Hon. William John Gore (1767–1836)'' **** ''Philip Gore, 4th Earl of Arran (1801–1884)'' ***** ''Arthur Gore, 5th Earl of Arran (1839–1901)'' ****** ''Arthur Gore, 6th Earl of Arran (1868–1958)'' ******* ''Arthur Gore, 7th Earl of Arran (1903–1958)'' ******* ''Arthur Gore, 8th Earl of Arran (1910–1983)'' ******** Arthur Gore, 9th Earl of Arran (b. 1938) ****''Hon. Charles Alexander Gore (1811–1897)'' *****''Sir Francis Charles Gore (1846–1940)'' ******''Charles Henry Gore (1881–1941)'' *******''Paul Annesley Gore (1921–2012)'' ********(1). William Henry Gore (b. 1950) *********(2). Charles David Gore (b. 1985) ********(3). Nicholas David Gore (b. 1952) *********(4). Alastair Mark Gore (b. 1984) *********(5). Robert William Gore (b. 1986) ******''John Francis Gore (1885–1983)'' *******(6). Charles John Gore (b. 1932) ********(7). Ian Simon Francis Gore (b. 1965) *********(8). Samuel Charles Fraser Gore (b. 1994) *********(9). Milo Thomas Spencer Gore (b. 1995) ********(10). John Alexander Charles Gore (b. 1971) *****''Spencer William Gore (1850–1906)'' ******''Spencer Frederick Gore (1878–1914)'' *******''Frederick John Pym Gore (1913–2009)'' ********(11). Charles David Gore (b. 1954) *********(12). William Frederick Ebebechukwu Pym Gore (b. 1998) ***''Very Rev. Hon.

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(1774–1844)'' ****''Ven. John Ribton Gore (1820–1894)'' *****''Arthur Saunders Gore (1848–1901)'' ******''Arthur Henry Baldwin Gore (1883–1953)'' *******''John Douglas Gore (1916–1976)'' ********(13). John Douglas Gore (b. 1947) ********Theresa Ann Gore (b. 1951), m. 1973 Jon Patrick Ferguson ********* Fergie (b. 1975) ***''General Hon. Sir

Charles Stephen Gore 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 and, his third wife, the former Elizabet ...

(1793–1869)'' ****''James Arthur Charles Gore (1826–1901)'' *****''Edward John Mounsey Gore (1863–1949)'' ******''Humphry Gerard Napier Gore (1916–2008)'' *******(14). Mark Staveley Gore (b. 1952) *******(15). Brendon Bostwick Gore (b. 1955) ********(16). Charles James Napier Gore (b. 1995) *******(17). Timothy Francis Gore (b. 1957) ********(18). Edward Charles Theodore Gore (b. 1994) ********(19). Frederick Humphrey William Gore (b. 1999) *****''William Stuart Gore (1868–1946)'' ******''Erroll Napier Gore (1897–1968)'' *******''William Erroll Gore (1926–1969)'' ********(20). William Arran Gore (b. 1965) *********(21). Alexander William Gore (b. 1999) *******''Stuart Maxwell Gore (1929–2016)'' ********(22). Benjamin Lawrence Stuart Gore (b. 1990) *******(23). Ian Winn Bazelgette Gore (b. 1932) ********(24). Robert Ian Charles Gore (b. 1966)

References

External links

* * *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arran Earldoms in the Peerage of Ireland Extinct earldoms in the Peerage of Ireland

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