William Ormsby-Gore (14 March 1779 – 4 May 1860), known as William Gore until 1815, was a British Member of Parliament.

Life

Born into an

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family as William Gore, the eldest son of William Gore, M.P., of Woodford,

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, he was the great-great-grandson of William Gore, third and youngest son of

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, of Newtown, second son of

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, of Magharabag, whose eldest son Paul was the grandfather of Arthur Gore, 1st Earl of Arran. He was educated at

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(1796), the

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(1796) and

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, where he matriculated in 1797. In 1815, he married Mary Jane Ormsby, daughter and heiress of Owen Ormsby. He assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Ormsby the same year. He joined the

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and served as a lieutenant in the 1st Dragoon Guards in 1800, was promoted to captain in 1802, to major in 1802 and to brevet major in 1813. He went onto half-pay with the 86th Foot in 1815 and as a captain in the 88th Foot. He left the Army in 1829. He was appointed

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for 1817–18 and

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for 1820–21. Ormsby-Gore was elected to the

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for

in 1806, a seat he held until 1807, and then represented Caernarvon from 1830 to 1831 and

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from 1835 to 1857. He died at Porkington and was buried at Selattyn. He had 3 sons (one of whom predeceased him) and 2 daughters. His eldest son John Ormsby Gore was M.P. for

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and created

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in 1876. His second son

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became 2nd Baron Harlech after the death of his brother.

References

* *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,

External links

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