St. George Richard Gore
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]
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 (aged 59) Warwick, Queensland, Australia |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Spouse(s) | Frances Caldwell |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
| Occupation | Grazier |
Early life
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]
Queensland grazier
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]
Politics
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]
Later life
Gore died in Warwick, Queensland, Australia on 16 August 1871.[1]
Legacy
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]
References
- Morrison, A. A. "Gore, St George Richard (1812–1871)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 21 December 2013 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
- "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- "All Saints Anglican Church and cemetery Yandilla (entry 600722)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- "Gore – locality in Goondiwindi Region (entry 49641)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
| Parliament of Queensland | ||
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| New seat | Member for Warwick 1860–1862 |
Succeeded by John Jones |