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Sir Ralph Gore, the sixth Baronet, and present Earl of Ross, who was born at Belle Isle 23 November 1725 ; received his education in the University of Dublin, and preferring the military profession bought a lieutenancy in November 1744 in Johnson's or 33 regiment of foot, soon af- ter which he joined his regiment in Flanders, and about
the end of 1745, purchased a company. At the battle of Fontenoy 1 May 1745 O. S. he gave uncommon proofs of
bravery, and had his right arm (shattered by a musket ball, from this accident he speedily recovered, and was present
at every material action or skirmish during the two ensuing campaigns. At the battle of Val, or Laffelt fought 2 July 1747 N. S. (where the misconduct of the Dutch, lost the day to the English), the lieutenant colonel and major
being wounded early, the eldest: captain killed, and the captain of the grenadiers detached, the command of the
batallion devolved on captain Gore, who in this station, evinced such extraordinary courage and conduct that the Duke of Cumberland on the following day, returned him his thanks at the head of the regiment. In 1748, he resigned, or rather presented his company to lieutenant D'Efcuiry. 1 May 1745 * he was elected to parliament for Donegall on the decease of his brother, and is joint governor of that county with Robert Lord Leitrim and the Right Honourable William Conyngham. On 17 January 1760 he was appointed lieutenant colonel commandant
of the 92 regiment or Donegall light infantry, (reduced in April 1763) consisting of 900 men, which he raised and
clothed in 4 months at his own expence , and 11 June 1764 his present Majesty was pleased by privy seal at St. Jamea's and patent at Dublin 30 of same month to ad-vance him to the Peerage of Ireland by the title of Baron
Gore of Manor - Gore m the county of Donegall ; he sat as a Peer in parliament 24 November 1767; he was fur-ther promoted by the style and title of Viscount Bellisle in the county of Fermanagh, by privy seal at St. James's 26
July 1768 (patent at Dublin 25 August following), took his seat in parliament by that title 23 November 1769 and was created Earl of Ross in the same county, for which honour the privy seal at St. James's bears date 23 October
1771, patent at Dublin 4 January following, and as such he took the accustomed oaths and his seat 16 February
1772. 25 May 1772, his Lordship obtained the rank of colonel in the army, was promoted to that of major-general
29 August 1777; advanced to the Irish staff in July 1779, and constituted a lieutenant general, 26 November 1782 *, 17 May 1 781, he was appointed colonel of the 32 (or Cornwal) regiment of foot, and in 1788 was appointed commander in chief of the military establilhment of Ireland in the absence of the Right Honourable lieutenant general William Auguftus Pitt. 23 February 1754 he married first Catharine, eldest lifter of the Right Honourable Thomas Conolly, and she deceasing 4 May 1771, without surviving issue ; his Lordship 22 October 1773,
married to his second and present Lady, Alice, youngest
daughter of the late Right Honourable Nathaniel Cle-ments, and sister to Robert, Lord Leitrim, and by her Ladyship, hath an only surviving son Ralph, Lord Gore, born 3 Odober 1774 at Bingfield county of Cavan.
Exerpt from Irish Peerage 1789 Vol III
| Date | 1789 |
| Linked to | Sir Ralph Gore |
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