Richard Moore

Richard Moore PC (1783 – 31 December 1857) was an Irish lawyer and judge.

Background

He was born in Barne, near Clonmel, County Tipperary, second son of Stephen Moore of Salisbury House, and his wife and cousin Salisbury Moore. The Moores of Clonmel were a junior branch of the landowning family whose senior branch acquired the title Earl Mount Cashell. Richard himself, though he lived mainly in Dublin, owned some property in Tipperary. Stephen Moore (1836-1897), MP for Tipperary from 1875 to 1880, was his great-nephew.

Family

Richard married firstly Frances Bligh, daughter of the Reverend Thomas Bligh, by whom he had a son, Richard Moore junior of Killashee House, Naas, County Kildare;

Early career

He was educated at Trinity College Dublin, where he took his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1803, entered the Middle Temple in 1804, was called to the Irish Bar in 1806 and became King's Counsel in 1827. He became Third Serjeant, a Bencher of the King's Inn, and Solicitor General for Ireland in 1840.

Later career Moore was Attorney-General for Ireland in Lord John Russell's ministry, holding that office from 16 July 1846 to 21 December 1847.