St. George Richard Gore (26 March 1812 – 16 August 1871) was a grazier and politician in colonial

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, a member of the

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and, later, the

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Early life

Gore was born in

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, Ireland, eldest of five sons of Thomas Gore (brother of the 7th

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, of Manor Gore, Donegal) and his wife Elizabeth, ''née'' Corbet. Gore was of the same family as the

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. St George Gore was educated by his father and at

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(B.A., 1831; M.A., 1834). He was called to the Bar and practiced in London until 1839, having decided to emigrate. Gore married in 1840 Frances, daughter of the late Edward Coldwell, of Lyndhurst,

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, England.

Queensland grazier

Gore, along with brother Ralph Thomas Gore, arrived in Sydney aboard the ''Bengal'' in February 1840. Gore moved to Moreton Bay district (now Queensland) and settled in the

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district at

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Politics

Gore was elected to the first Legislative Assembly of Queensland for the Warwick Electorate in May 1860. He was Secretary for Lands and Works in the first Ministry formed under responsible government by

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from January to March 1862. Nominated to the

on 3 July 1863, Gore took office in the first

Arthur Macalister Arthur Macalister, (18 January 1818 – 23 March 1883) was three times Premier of Queensland, Australia. Early life Macalister was born in Glasgow, Scotland, son of John Macalister, a cabinet maker, and his wife Mary, ''née'' Scoullar. M ...

Government as Postmaster-General, and represented them in the Legislative Council from September 1866 to August 1867. He was again Postmaster-General and leader of the Legislative Council in the

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Ministry from January to May 1870.

Later life

Gore died in Warwick, Queensland, Australia on 16 August 1871.

Legacy

The All Saints Anglican Church in Yandilla, built by the Gore family, was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register in 1992. The town of

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in the

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is named after him.

References

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