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About John Prendergast Vereker, 3rd Viscount Gort
Wikipedia Biographical Summary
"John Prendergast Vereker, 3rd Viscount Gort (1 July 1790-20 October 1865), was a British peer and politician.
Gort was the son of Charles Vereker, 2nd Viscount Gort, and his first wife Jane, daughter of Ralph Westropp. He was educated at Harrow.
Gort succeeded his father as Member of Parliament for Limerick in 1817 and held the seat until 1820. Between 1831 and 1832 he served as Mayor of Limerick. From June 1865 until his death in October of that year he sat in the House of Lords as an Irish Representative Peer.
ord Gort married firstly the Hon. Maria, daughter of Standish O'Grady, 1st Viscount Guillamore, in 1814. They had several children including Corinne, the mother of General Ian Hamilton. After her death in April 1854 he married secondly Elizabeth Mary, daughter of John Jones and widow of George Tudor, 1861. There were no children from this marriage. Lord Gort died in October 1865, aged 75, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Standish. He was the grandfather of Field Marshal John Gort, 6th Viscount Gort. Lady Gort died in October 1880."
SOURCE: Wikipedia contributors, 'John Vereker, 3rd Viscount Gort', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 8 August 2012, 09:24 UTC, <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Vereker,_3rd_Viscoun...> [accessed 11 December 2012]
== Other References ==
- Burke, Bernard, Sir. A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British Empire. London : Harrison 1869. page 501
John Prendergast Vereker, 3rd Viscount Gort's Timeline
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July 1, 1790
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July 6, 1819
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Dublin, Ireland
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