Charles Gore (British Army officer)
General Sir Charles Stephen Gore was a British Army officer.
Early life
Gore was a son of Arthur Gore, 2nd Earl of Arran and, his third wife, the former Elizabeth Underwood. Among his siblings were Lady Cecilia Underwood. From his father's first marriage to Catherine Annesley, his half-siblings included Arthur Gore, 3rd Earl of Arran, Lady Anne Jane Gore, and Lady Catherine Charlotte Gore.His paternal grandparents were Arthur Gore, 1st Earl of Arran and the former Jane Worth. His maternal grandparents were Richard Underwood, Esq. and the former Christiana Goold.
Career
He entered the army in 1808. During the Peninsular War, he fought in the Siege of Badajoz and Siege of [Ciudad Rodrigo (1812)|Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo], both in 1812. He served in Canada and fought in the Battle of Saint-Denis during the Lower Canada Rebellion.He was Colonel of the 91st (Argyllshire) Regiment of Foot from 1855 to 1861, transferring in 1861 to the 6th (Royal 1st Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot, a position he held until his death in 1869.
Gore served under Lt. Gov. James Kempt while he was posted to Nova Scotia. He also served as Lieutenant Governor of Chelsea Hospital.
Personal life
Gore was married to Sarah Rachel Fraser of Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was the eldest daughter of James Fraser, a member of the Council of Nova Scotia, and Rachel Otis Fraser. Together, they were the parents of five children, including:- Adelaide Rachel Gore, who married Lt.-Gen. George Whitworth Talbot Rich, son of Sir George Bostock Rich, in 1864.
- Maj. James Arthur Charles Gore, who married Catherine Louise Bazalgette, daughter of Col. John Bazalgette, in 1854.
- Eliza Amelia Gore, who married William Hay, 19th Earl of Erroll, a grandson of King William IV of [the United Kingdom|William IV] through his mistress, the famous comic actress Dora Bland.
- Lt.-Col. Charles Clitheroe Gore, who married Maria Harriet Elizabeth Cator, daughter of the Rev. Thomas Cator and Lady Louisa Lumley-Savile, in 1875. After her death, he married Lavinia FitzRoy, daughter of Francis Charles FitzRoy, in 1882.
- Lt.-Col. Frederick Augustus Gore, who married Alice Schenley, daughter of Edward Wyndham Harrington Schenley, in 1886.