John Gore, 1st Baron Annaly
- John Gore, 1st Baron Annaly
John Gore, 1st Baron Annaly PC (2 March 1718 – 3 April 1784) was an Irish politician and peer.
The son of George Gore and Bridget Sankey, and grandson of Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet, he was called to the Bar by King's Inns and worked as Barrister-at-Law. Gore was made a King's Counsel (KC) in 1749. From 1747 and 1760, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Jamestown and from 1761 to 1764 for County Longford. Between 1760 and 1764, Gore was Solicitor-General for Ireland. He was further a Counsel to the Commissioners of Revenue. In September 1764, he became Chief Justice of the Irish Court, King's Bench and was sworn of the Privy Council of Ireland (PC). On 17 January 1766, Gore was elevated to the peerage as Baron Annaly, of Tenelick in County Longford. and on 20 October 1767, he was made Speaker of the Irish House of Lords.
On 3 April 1747, he married Frances Wingfield, daughter of the 1st Viscount Powerscourt. Their marriage was childless. Gore died, aged 66 in St Stephen's Green in Dublin and was buried in Tisherig in County Longford. With his death bis barony became extinct.
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