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Philip Gore, 4th Earl of Arran

1801 – 1884

Anglo-Irish peer

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Lived 1801 – 1884 (aged 82). Philip Gore, 4th Earl of Arran was an Irish diplomat.

Philip Yorke Gore, 4th Earl of Arran (23 November 1801 – 25 June 1884), known as Philip Gore until 1837, was an Anglo-Irish peer and diplomat.

Born at Dublin Castle, Arran was the eldest son of Colonel the Hon. William John Gore, second son of Arthur Gore, 2nd Earl of Arran, and his wife Caroline, daughter of Sir Thomas Hales, 4th Baronet.

In 1820 Gore was sent as attaché to the British embassy in Stockholm, was transferred to Paris in 1825 and to Lisbon a year later. where he was chargé d'affaires 1832–34. He succeeded his uncle Arthur as earl in 1837 and was made a Knight of the Order of St Patrick in 1841.

Lord Arran married Elizabeth Marianne Napier, second daughter of Sir William Francis Patrick Napier, in 1838.

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Philip Yorke Gore, Sir Philip Yorke Gore, 4th Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands

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Who was Philip Gore, 4th Earl of Arran?

Anglo-Irish peer (1801-1884)

When was Philip Gore, 4th Earl of Arran born?

Philip Gore, 4th Earl of Arran was born on 23 November 1801 in Dublin.

When did Philip Gore, 4th Earl of Arran die?

Philip Gore, 4th Earl of Arran died on 25 June 1884.

What was Philip Gore, 4th Earl of Arran's occupation?

Philip Gore, 4th Earl of Arran was a diplomat.

What nationality was Philip Gore, 4th Earl of Arran?

Philip Gore, 4th Earl of Arran was Irish.

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