Robert Moore (Irish politician)
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John Ichingham Chichester
Robert Moore | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for County Louth | |
| In office 1715–1727 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Tisdall Stephen Ludlow |
| Succeeded by | Faithful Fortescue William Aston |
| Member of Parliament for Belfast | |
| In office 1713–1715 | |
| Preceded by | William Crafford Samuel Ogle |
| Succeeded by | George Macartney John Ichingham Chichester |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 April 1688 |
| Died | 2 July 1728 (aged 40) Epsom, Surrey |
| Spouse(s) |
Anne Roper, Baroness Teynham
(m. 1725; died 1728) |
| Relations | Charles Moore, Viscount Moore (brother) Henry Moore, 4th Earl of Drogheda (nephew) Edward Moore, 5th Earl of Drogheda (nephew) |
| Parent(s) | Henry Hamilton-Moore, 3rd Earl of Drogheda and Mary Cole |
The Honourable Robert Moore (baptised 11 April 1688 – 3 July 1728) was an Anglo-Irish politician.
Moore was baptised on 11 April 1688 at St Margaret's, Westminster.[1] He was a younger son of Henry Hamilton-Moore, 3rd Earl of Drogheda and Mary Cole (d. 1726). Among his siblings were elder brother, Charles Moore, Viscount Moore, and sisters, Lady Alice Moore (wife of Sir Gustavus Hume, 3rd Baronet) and Lady Elizabeth Moore (wife of George Rochfort, MP for County Westmeath).[2]
His paternal grandparents were Henry Moore, 1st Earl of Drogheda and Hon. Alice Spencer (sister of the 1st Earl of Sunderland, and younger daughter of the 2nd Baron Spencer). His maternal grandparents were Sir John Cole, 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Chichester (a daughter of Hon. John Chichester, MP, second son of the 1st Viscount Chichester). Among his extended family was uncle, Arthur Cole, 1st Baron Ranelagh.[2]