John Moore

Who was John Moore?

John Moore was an Irish politician.

Moore was the son of John Moore, of Drumbanagher, County Armagh, Member of Parliament for Ballynakill, great-grandson of Arthur Moore, younger son of Garret Moore, 1st Viscount Moore, ancestor of the Earls and Marquesses of Drogheda. His mother was Gertrude Baillie, daughter of Captain Francis Baillie. Moore was returned to the Irish House of Commons for Ballynakill in 1783, a seat he held until 1790, and then represented Lisburn until 1798 and Newry between 1799 and 1800. He continued to represent Newry in the British Parliament from 1801 to 1802.

Moore married Mary Stewart, daughter of Sir Annesley Stewart, 6th Baronet, in 1781. They had no children. He died in May 1834.