Charles Moore, Viscount Moore
The Honourable Charles Moore, styled Viscount Moore, was a Member of the Irish Parliament for Drogheda.
Early life
Moore was baptised 1 December 1676. He was the eldest son, and heir apparent, of Henry Hamilton-Moore, 3rd Earl of Drogheda and Mary Cole. Among his siblings were brother Robert Moore and sisters, Lady Alice Moore and Lady Elizabeth Moore.His paternal grandparents were Henry Moore, 1st Earl of Drogheda and Hon. Alice Spencer. His maternal grandparents were Sir John Cole, 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Chichester. Among his extended family was uncle, Arthur Cole, 1st Baron Ranelagh.
Career
Lord Moore was a Member of the Irish House of Commons for Drogheda from 1692 to 1699 and, again, from 1703 to 1713.As the heir apparent to the earldom of Drogheda, he was styled Viscount Moore. Moore predeceased his father, however, so the earldom passed to his eldest son, Henry, in 1714.
Personal life
On 24 August 1699, Moore married Hon. Jane Loftus, only daughter and heiress of Arthur Loftus, 3rd Viscount Loftus, and, his second wife, Anne Owens, widow of Sir Andrew Owens and daughter of William Hawkins. Before his death, they were the parents of:- Henry Moore, 4th Earl of Drogheda, who married Hon. Charlotte Boscawen, second daughter of Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth, and Charlotte Godfrey, in.
- Edward Moore, 5th Earl of Drogheda, who married Lady Sarah Ponsonby, eldest daughter of Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Earl of Bessborough, in 1727. After her death in, he married Bridget Southwell, daughter of William Southwell, Governor of Monjuich, in 1737.