Richard Gore

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Richard Gore (died 1622) was an English merchant adventurer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1604 to 1611.

Life

Gore was the son of Gerard Gore, an alderman of the City of London. [1] He was auditor from 1601 to 1603. [2] In 1604, Gore was elected Member of Parliament for City of London and sat until 1611. [3] He was Auditor again from 1606 to 1608. [2]

Gore went to live at Hamburg in connection with the merchant adventurers and lived there many years before his death in 1622. [2]

Gore was the brother of Sir John Gore, Lord Mayor in 1624/25, and of William Gore, alderman and Sheriff in 1615/16. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 'Notes on the aldermen, 1502-1700', The Aldermen of the City of London: Temp. Henry III - 1912 (1908), pp. 168-195. Date accessed: 15 July 2011
  2. 1 2 3 'Aldermen in Parliament', The Aldermen of the City of London: Temp. Henry III - 1912 (1908), pp. 261-297. Date accessed: 15 July 2011
  3. Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp.  229–239.
Parliament of England
Preceded by
Stephen Soame
John Croke
Thomas Fettiplace
John Pynder
Member of Parliament for City of London
1604–1611
With: Nicholas Fuller
Sir Henry Montague
Sir Thomas Lowe
Succeeded by
Nicholas Fuller
Sir Henry Montague
Sir Thomas Lowe
Robert Bateman