St. George Gore | |
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Member of the
Queensland Legislative Assembly for Warwick | |
In office 2 May 1860 – 17 January 1862 | |
Preceded by | New seat |
Succeeded by | John Jones |
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
In office 3 July 1863 – 16 August 1871 | |
Personal details | |
Born | St. George Richard Gore 26 March 1812 Dublin, Ireland |
Died | 16 August 1871 Warwick, Queensland, Australia | (aged 59)
Spouse | Frances Caldwell |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
Occupation | Grazier |
St. George Richard Gore (26 March 1812 – 16 August 1871) was a grazier and politician in colonial Queensland, a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and, later, the Queensland Legislative Council. [1]
Gore was born in Dublin, Ireland, eldest of five sons of Thomas Gore (brother of the 7th baronet, of Manor Gore, Donegal) and his wife Elizabeth, née Corbet. [1] Gore was of the same family as the Earls of Arran. [2] St George Gore was educated by his father and at Trinity College, Dublin (B.A., 1831; M.A., 1834). He was called to the Bar and practiced in London until 1839, having decided to emigrate. [1] Gore married in 1840 Frances, daughter of the late Edward Coldwell, of Lyndhurst, Southampton, England. [2]
Gore, along with brother Ralph Thomas Gore, arrived in Sydney aboard the Bengal in February 1840. [1] Gore moved to Moreton Bay district (now Queensland) and settled in the Warwick, Queensland district at Yandilla. [2]
Gore was elected to the first Legislative Assembly of Queensland for the Warwick Electorate [2] in May 1860. [3] He was Secretary for Lands and Works in the first Ministry formed under responsible government by Robert Herbert from January to March 1862. Nominated to the Queensland Legislative Council on 3 July 1863, [3] Gore took office in the first Arthur Macalister Government as Postmaster-General, and represented them in the Legislative Council from September 1866 to August 1867. [2] He was again Postmaster-General and leader of the Legislative Council in the Charles Lilley Ministry from January to May 1870. [2]
Gore died in Warwick, Queensland, Australia on 16 August 1871. [1]
The All Saints Anglican Church in Yandilla, built by the Gore family, was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register in 1992. [4]
The town of Gore in the Goondiwindi Region is named after him. [5]
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St. George Gore | |
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Member of the
Queensland Legislative Assembly for Warwick | |
In office 2 May 1860 – 17 January 1862 | |
Preceded by | New seat |
Succeeded by | John Jones |
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
In office 3 July 1863 – 16 August 1871 | |
Personal details | |
Born | St. George Richard Gore 26 March 1812 Dublin, Ireland |
Died | 16 August 1871 Warwick, Queensland, Australia | (aged 59)
Spouse | Frances Caldwell |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
Occupation | Grazier |
St. George Richard Gore (26 March 1812 – 16 August 1871) was a grazier and politician in colonial Queensland, a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and, later, the Queensland Legislative Council. [1]
Gore was born in Dublin, Ireland, eldest of five sons of Thomas Gore (brother of the 7th baronet, of Manor Gore, Donegal) and his wife Elizabeth, née Corbet. [1] Gore was of the same family as the Earls of Arran. [2] St George Gore was educated by his father and at Trinity College, Dublin (B.A., 1831; M.A., 1834). He was called to the Bar and practiced in London until 1839, having decided to emigrate. [1] Gore married in 1840 Frances, daughter of the late Edward Coldwell, of Lyndhurst, Southampton, England. [2]
Gore, along with brother Ralph Thomas Gore, arrived in Sydney aboard the Bengal in February 1840. [1] Gore moved to Moreton Bay district (now Queensland) and settled in the Warwick, Queensland district at Yandilla. [2]
Gore was elected to the first Legislative Assembly of Queensland for the Warwick Electorate [2] in May 1860. [3] He was Secretary for Lands and Works in the first Ministry formed under responsible government by Robert Herbert from January to March 1862. Nominated to the Queensland Legislative Council on 3 July 1863, [3] Gore took office in the first Arthur Macalister Government as Postmaster-General, and represented them in the Legislative Council from September 1866 to August 1867. [2] He was again Postmaster-General and leader of the Legislative Council in the Charles Lilley Ministry from January to May 1870. [2]
Gore died in Warwick, Queensland, Australia on 16 August 1871. [1]
The All Saints Anglican Church in Yandilla, built by the Gore family, was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register in 1992. [4]
The town of Gore in the Goondiwindi Region is named after him. [5]
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