Sir John Gore (died December 1636) was an English merchant who was

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in 1624. Gore was a son of Gerard Gore, alderman of the City of London. He was a city of London merchant and a member of the

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. He was elected

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in 1614 but did not take office until 1615. On 19 December 1615 he was elected an alderman of the City of London for Aldersgate ward. He became instead alderman for Castle Baynard in 1618 and for Walbrook in 1621. In 1624, he was elected

. He was knighted on 4 June 1626. In 1634 he was elected president of Christ's Hospital. 'Chronological list of aldermen: 1601-1650', The Aldermen of the City of London: Temp. Henry III - 1912 (1908), pp. 47–75. Date accessed: 16 July 2011
/ref> Gore married as his second wife, a daughter of Sir Thomas Cambell (Lord Mayor in 1609–10). His eldest daughter married John Cotton, alderman in 1649. 'Notes on the aldermen, 1502-1700', The Aldermen of the City of London: Temp. Henry III - 1912 (1908), pp. 168–195. Date accessed: 15 July 2011
/ref> He was the brother of Richard Gore MP for the City of London, and of William Gore, alderman and Sheriff in 1615/16.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gore, John Year of birth missing 1636 deaths Sheriffs of the City of London 17th-century lord mayors of London