Arthur Gore, 3rd Earl of Arran
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Arthur Saunders Gore, 3rd Earl of Arran (20 July 1761 – 20 January 1837), known as Viscount Sudley from 1773 to 1809, was an Irish
peer and Tory
Member of Parliament
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Arran was the eldest son of Arthur Saunders Gore, 2nd Earl of Arran, by his first wife the Hon. Catherine Annesley. In 1783, he was elected to the Irish House of Commons
for Baltimore
and Donegal Borough
. He chose to sit for the first and represented the constituency until 1790. In 1800, he was returned for Donegal County until the Act of Union in the following year. Subsequently he sat then for County Donegal
in the British House of Commons
to 1806. In 1809 he succeeded his father as third Earl of Arran, but as this was an Irish peerage it did not entitle him to a seat in the House of Lords
of the United Kingdom
.
Lord Arran married Mary Tyrell, daughter of Sir John Tyrell, 5th Baronet, in 1787. They had no children. He died in January 1837, aged 75, and was succeeded in his titles by his nephew Philip
.
Ireland
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peer and Tory
Tory
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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Arran was the eldest son of Arthur Saunders Gore, 2nd Earl of Arran, by his first wife the Hon. Catherine Annesley. In 1783, he was elected to the Irish House of Commons
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...
for Baltimore
Baltimore (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Baltimore was a potwalloper constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1614 to 1801.-Boundaries and Boundary Changes:This constituency was based in the town of Baltimore in County Cork.-Potwalloper:...
and Donegal Borough
Donegal Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Donegal Borough was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. It is now represented in the Dáil.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Donegal Borough was not represented.-1689–1801:...
. He chose to sit for the first and represented the constituency until 1790. In 1800, he was returned for Donegal County until the Act of Union in the following year. Subsequently he sat then for County Donegal
Donegal (UK Parliament constituency)
Donegal was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament .-Boundaries:This constituency comprised the whole of County Donegal...
in the British House of Commons
British House of Commons
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to 1806. In 1809 he succeeded his father as third Earl of Arran, but as this was an Irish peerage it did not entitle him to a seat in the House of Lords
House of Lords
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of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Lord Arran married Mary Tyrell, daughter of Sir John Tyrell, 5th Baronet, in 1787. They had no children. He died in January 1837, aged 75, and was succeeded in his titles by his nephew Philip
Philip Gore, 4th Earl of Arran
Philip Yorke Gore, 4th Earl of Arran KP , known as Philip Gore until 1837, was an Anglo-Irish peer and diplomat.Born at Dublin Castle, Arran was the eldest son of Colonel the Hon...
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