Sir Arthur Gore, 2nd Baronet (c. 1685 – 10 February 1742) was an Irish politician and baronet. He was the son of Paul Gore, himself son of

Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet ( – 20 December 1697) was an Irish people, Irish soldier and politician. Early life Gore was the second son of Sir Paul Gore, 1st Baronet and his wife Isabella Wycliffe, daughter of Francis Wycliffe. Career ...

, and his wife Anne Gore, daughter of Sir John Gore. Gore succeeded his grandfather as baronet in 1697. He was Member of Parliament (MP) in the

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. Gore represented Ballynakill from 1703 to 1713 and then for Donegal Borough until 1715. Subsequently, he sat for

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until 1741. Gore was married to Elizabeth Annesley, daughter of Maurice Annesley. They had eight children, four daughters and four sons. Gore was succeeded in the

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by his eldest son

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, who later was raised to the

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as 1st Earl of Arran. Of his daughters, Anne married

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and Elizabeth married

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