Sir William Moore, 1st Baronet
- Sir William Moore, 1st Baronet
Sir William Moore, 1st Baronet PC (NI) (22 November 1864 – 28 November 1944) was a Unionist member of the British House of Commons from Ireland and a Judge of Ireland then of Northern Ireland. He was created a Baronet (of Moore Lodge) in 1932.
He was the eldest son of William Moore of Moore Lodge, County Antrim. In 1888 he married Helen Wilson, a daughter of a Deputy Lieutenant of County Armagh. He himself became a Deputy Lieutenant for County Antrim and a Justice of the Peace.
He was schooled at Marlborough College, then attended Trinity College, Dublin, where he was President of the prestigious University Philosophical Society. He was called to the Irish Bar in 1887 and to the English bar in 1899. He became an Irish Queen's Counsel the same year.
He was a Member of Parliament representing North Antrim 1899-1906. During this period he was an unpaid secretary to the Chief Secretary for Ireland 1903-1904.
He became a member of the General Synod of the Church of Ireland. He was a founder member of the Ulster Council.
Having lost his Parliamentary seat in the 1906 general election, Moore was elected for North Armagh at a by-election on 16 November 1906. He sat for this seat until he was appointed a judge in 1917.
He was a Justice of the Irish High Court 1917-1921. He was appointed to the Privy Council of Ireland in the 1921 Birthday Honours, [LondonGazette |issue=32346 |date=4 June 1921 |startpage=4529 |endpage= |supp=yes] entitling him to the style "The Right Honourable". Following the partition of Ireland he became a Lord Justice of Appeal in the Northern Irish Court of Appeal 1921-1925. He was appointed a member of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland in 1922. He was the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland 1925-1937.
Footnotes
References
*"Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Vol. II 1886-1918", edited by M. Stebton and S. Lees (The Harvester Press 1978)
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Sir Norman Moore, 1st Baronet — FRCP (8 January 1847 – 30 November 1922) was a British doctor and historian of medicine. Contents 1 Early life 2 Influences and connections 3 Medical and writing career 4 … Wikipedia
Sir William Lawrence, 1st Baronet — FRCS FRS (July 16 1783–July 05 1867) was an English surgeon who became President of the Royal College of Surgeons of London and Serjeant Surgeon to the Queen. As a young man he published two books of his lectures which contained pre Darwinian… … Wikipedia
Sir Henry Moore, 1st Baronet — (1713 11 September 1769) was a British colonial leader who served as royal Governor of New York from 1765 to 1769.He was born in Jamaica to a prominent plantation family, and was educated toward the law.Moore was active in Jamaica s colonial… … Wikipedia
Sir William Bellingham, 1st Baronet — of Castle Bellingham (c. 1756 – October 27, 1826 [ [http://www.thepeerage.com/p13851.htm www.thepeerage.com] William Bellingham] ) was an Irish born British politician and the controller of the storekeepers accounts for the Royal Navy. Bellingham … Wikipedia
Sir William Gull, 1st Baronet — Sir William Withey Gull, 1st Baronet (December 31, 1816 – January 29, 1890) was an English physician. BiographyWilliam Withey Gull was born on 31 December 1816 aboard the barge The Dove moored at St Osyth Mill in the parish of Saint Leonards,… … Wikipedia
Sir James Andrews, 1st Baronet — Sir James Andrews, 1st Baronet, KC, PC (NI) (3 January 1877 18 February 1951) was the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland and brother of Prime Minister John Miller Andrews and Thomas Andrews, builder of the Titanic.Early lifeAndrews was born… … Wikipedia
Sir Charles Clifford, 1st Baronet — Sir Charles Clifford in ca 1860 Sir Charles Clifford, 1st Baronet (1 January 1813 – 27 February 1893) was a New Zealand politician. He was the first Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, serving from 1854 to 1860. Contents … Wikipedia
Sir Merrik Burrell, 1st Baronet — (5 November 1699 – 6 April 1787)[1] was a British politician. He was the second son of Peter Burrell and his wife Isabella Merrik, daughter of John Merrik.[2] Burrell entered the British House of Commons for Great Marlow in 1747,[3] sat for it… … Wikipedia
Sir Samuel Hood, 1st Baronet — Infobox Military Person name=Sir Samuel Hood, 1st Baronet caption=Sir Samuel Hood K.B.K.S.F. Engraved by Ridley, Holl Blood from an Original Miniature in the possession of Lady Hood. European Magazine born=1762 died=24 December 1814 placeofbirth … Wikipedia
Sir Nugent Everard, 1st Baronet — Sir Nugent Talbot Everard, 1st Baronet (24 October 1849 – 12 July 1929) was an Irish senator elected to the 1922 Seanad Éireann. Everard was nominated by the President of the Executive Council and sat as an independent member. In 1902 he was one… … Wikipedia
