Charles Moore (1804 – 15 August 1869) was an Irish politician. He served in the British Parliament from 1865 to 1869 as Member of Parliament (MP) for Tipperary.
Biography edit
Charles Moore was born 17 June 1804 to Arthur and Mary O'Hara Moore of Crookedstone, County Antrim.[1] He was a partner in the Liverpool merchant firm of Moore Brothers and Company.
He purchased Mooresfort in County Tipperary around 1852 and substantially remodelled the house, reducing it from a three stories to two. He was J.P. for that county.[2] Moore's only known speech in the House of Commons was in a debate on the Habeas Corpus Suspension Bill.[3]
He died 15 August 1869 at his home in Grafton Street.[4]
Family edit
On 12 January 1835 he married Marian Elizabeth Story of Liverpool.[1] Their children were:
- Henry O'Hara
- Arthur John
- Marian Edith
- Helena Blanche, became a nun
- Laura Mary, married George Augustus Vaughn, partner in her father's firm, and nephew of John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Lisburne
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References edit
- ^ a b Burke, Bernard. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland, Harrison & sons, 1899
- ^ "Mooresfort", Landed Estates Database, National University of Ireland, Galway
- ^ House of Commons Debates, 17 February 1866, vol. 181, col. 706-7
- ^ "Charles Moore", Legacies of British slave Ownership, University College London
- ^ "Grants and Confirmations of Arms Vol. F". National Library of Ireland. p. 103. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
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