William Gore (c. 1675–1739) of

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, Hertfordshire, was a British financier and Tory politician who sat in the

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between 1711 and 1739 . Gore was the eldest son of Sir William Gore, Lord Mayor of London and his wife, Elizabeth Hampton. He was admitted at Queens' College, Cambridge in 1691. In 1708, he succeeded his father to Tring Park. He married Lady Mary Compton, daughter of

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in April 1709. The Mansion, Tring Park - geograph

Gore was a Director of the Bank of England from 1709 to 1712, and a Director of the

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from 1712 to 1715. He was a Tory and a member of the October Club and stood for Parliament at

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at the

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. He was initially defeated in the poll, but was seated on petition as

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for Colchester on 27 January 1711. After the 1713 general election, he was again seated on petition on 6 May 1714. He did not stand in

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. In 1718, Gore bought the manor of Cricklade, which allowed him to appoint the returning officer there. At the 1722 general election, he successfully contested St Albans. His only recorded speech was in April 1727, when he spoke against a vote of credit. He did not stand at the 1727 general election. In 1734, he was returned on his own interest as MP for

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. Gore died on 22 October 1739, leaving five sons and six daughters. His daughter Anne married Charles Pelham and Dorothy was the mother of William Mellish. Two of his brothers,

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and

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were also MPs.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gore, William 1670s births 1739 deaths Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1715–1722 British MPs 1722–1727 British MPs 1727–1734 British MPs 1734–1741 Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge