John Gore (c. 1689–1763) of Bush Hill,

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was a politician who sat in the

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between 1747 and 1761.

Family

Gore was born c.1689, the second son of

William Gore (Lord Mayor of London) Sir William Gore (1644 - 1707) was Lord Mayor of London from 1701-02, having been elected Alderman for the City Ward of Coleman Street in 1690. A successful merchant, Gore was appointed a founding Director of the Bank of England in 1694 before s ...

by Elizabeth Hampton, daughter of Walter Hampton. He was brother to

Thomas Gore Thomas Pryor Gore (December 10, 1870March 16, 1949) was an American politician who served as one of the first two United States senators from Oklahoma, from 1907 to 1921 and again from 1931 to 1937. He first entered politics as an activist for ...

(died 1777) and William Gore who were also British MPs. Gore married and had issue. His daughter Catherine married her cousin, MP

Joseph Mellish Joseph Mellish (c. 1717 - 7 December 1790) was a British Member of Parliament. Family He was the third son of Joseph Mellish of Doncaster and Blyth Hall, Nottinghamshire. An elder brother was William Mellish, MP for East Retford. He married ...

; his daughter Anne married Joseph's brother, William Mellish MP

Career

Gore was a merchant and in a business partnership with Joseph Mellish who subsequently became his son-in-law. He was director of the

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from 1711-1712 and 1715 to 1721. He was elected

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for

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and served from 1747 to 1761. Gore died on 3 August 1763.

References

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