Richard Gore
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Richard Gore was an English merchant adventurer and politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1604 to 1611.
Gore was the son of Gerard Gore, an alderman of the City of London
. He was auditor from 1601 to 1603. In 1604, Gore was elected Member of Parliament
for City of London
and sat until 1611. He was Auditor again from 1606 to 1608.
Gore went to live at Hamburg in connection with the merchant adventurers and lived there many years before his death in 1622.
Gore was the brother of Sir John Gore
, Lord Mayor in 1624/25, and of William Gore, alderman and Sheriff in 1615/16.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
from 1604 to 1611.
Gore was the son of Gerard Gore, an alderman of the City of London
City of London
The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
. He was auditor from 1601 to 1603. In 1604, Gore was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for City of London
City of London (UK Parliament constituency)
The City of London was a United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1950.-Boundaries and boundary...
and sat until 1611. He was Auditor again from 1606 to 1608.
Gore went to live at Hamburg in connection with the merchant adventurers and lived there many years before his death in 1622.
Gore was the brother of Sir John Gore
John Gore (Lord Mayor)
Sir John Gore was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1624.Gore was a son of Gerard Gore, alderman of the City of London. He was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors. He was elected Sheriff of London in 1614 but did not take office...
, Lord Mayor in 1624/25, and of William Gore, alderman and Sheriff in 1615/16.