Edward Moore, 5th Earl of Drogheda

Edward Moore, 5th Earl of Drogheda PC (I) (1701 – 28 October 1758) was an Anglo-Irish peer and politician.

The Earl of Drogheda
Member of Parliament for Dunleer
In office
1725–1727
Serving with William Aston
Preceded byWilliam Aston
Richard Tenison
Succeeded byFrancis North
William Tenison
Personal details
Born
Edward Moore

1701
Ireland
Died28 October 1758(1758-10-28) (aged 56–57)
Irish Sea
Spouse(s)
Lady Sarah Ponsonby
(m. 1727; died 1736)

Bridget Southwell
(m. 1737; died 1758)
RelationsHenry Moore, 4th Earl of Drogheda (brother)
OccupationPolitician

Early life

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Moore was the second son of Charles Moore, Lord Moore, son of Henry Hamilton-Moore, 3rd Earl of Drogheda, and Jane Loftus, daughter of Lord Loftus. His elder brother, Henry Moore, 4th Earl of Drogheda, inherited their grandfather's title and estates at the age of 13, when their father and grandfather died in quick succession. Henry rapidly became a debauchee, and after squandering large sums, died at the age of 26, leaving Edward a heavily encumbered estate.[1]

Career

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He served in the Irish House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for Dunleer between 1725 and 1727 when he succeeded to his elder brother's titles and took his seat in the Irish House of Lords.[1] In 1748 he was invested as a member of the Privy Council of Ireland and made a Governor of Meath.

Personal life

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In 1727, Moore married Lady Sarah Ponsonby, a daughter of Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Earl of Bessborough, and Sarah Margetson. Together, they were the parents of six sons and two daughters, including:

Following her death on 19 January 1736, Moore married Bridget Southwell (d. 1767), daughter of William Southwell and Lucy Bowen (daughter of William Bowen, of Ballyadams, Queen's County), on 13 October 1737. Together, they were the parents of:

  • Hon. William Moore (1742–1762)[2]
  • Hon. Robert Moore (1743–1831), who married Margaret Stephenson, a daughter of James Stephenson. After the death of his first wife, he married Maria Josepha Falkiner, a daughter of Daniel Falkiner, in 1799.[2]
  • Lady Jane Moore, who married Rev. Henry Echlin, a son of Sir Henry Echlin, 1st Baronet.[2]

Moore was lost in a storm at sea while travelling with his son Edward between Holyhead and Dublin in 1758 and was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, Charles, who created Marquess of Drogheda in 1791. His widow, the dowager Countess of Drogheda, died on 27 July 1767.[1]

See also

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References

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Notes
  1. ^ On the death of William Pole, he left his estate to the 3rd Earl of Mornington, who then changed his name to William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington.[5]
Sources
  1. ^ a b c John Debrett, Debrett's Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1840), p. 249.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 1, page 1269.
  3. ^ "Moore of Moore Abbey - Earls of Drogheda". Turtle Bunbury. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  4. ^ Lodge, John (1789). The Peerage of Ireland, Or, A Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of that Kingdom, with Engravings of Their Paternal Coats of Arms ... C.G.J. and J. Robinson. p. 69. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  5. ^ Collins Peerage, 1812, (9 vols.) vol. 8, pp. 540–545.
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Dunleer
1725–1727
With: William Aston
Succeeded by
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Earl of Drogheda
1727–1758
Succeeded by