Sir Paul Gore, 1st Baronet (1567 – September 1629) was an

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politician, soldier and baronet. Born in

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, he was the eldest son of Gerard Gore and his wife Helen Davenant, daughter of Ralph Davenant. Gore had come to Ireland as a commander of a troop of horse and in 1602, he was despatched to accompany Rory Ó Donnell to a meeting with Queen

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of England. He sat as

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(MP) in the

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for

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from 1613 until 1615. On 2 February 1622, he was created a baronet, of Magherabegg, in the

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. He married Isabella Wycliffe, daughter of Francis Wycliffe and niece of the 1st Earl of Strafford. They had thirteen children, seven daughters and six sons. Gore was buried at the Abbey Church of

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. His eldest son

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succeeded to the baronetcy and was an ancestor of the

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. His son

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was himself created a baronet and was an ancestor of the Irish creation of the

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, the

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as well as the Irish Barons Annaly. His fourth son Francis was the progenitor of the

Gore-Booth Baronets There have been three baronetcies created for members of the Gore family, all in the Baronetage of Ireland. All three titles are extant. The family also holds two earldoms and a barony. Gore baronets of Magherabegg (1622) The Gore Baronetcy, ...

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