Charles Moore, 1st Marquess of Drogheda

For other people named Charles Moore, see Charles Moore (disambiguation).

Charles Moore, 1st Marquess of Drogheda
Born	29 June 1730
Died	22 December 1822 (aged 92) Dublin, Ireland
Buried at	Drogheda, Ireland
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Field Marshal
Battles/wars	Campaign against the Whiteboys
Awards	Knight of the Order of St Patrick

Field Marshal Charles Moore, 1st Marquess of Drogheda KP, PC (Ire) (29 June 1730 – 22 December 1822^[1]) was a British peer and military officer, styled Viscount Moore until 1758.

Military career

Moore was commissioned as a cornet in the 12th Dragoons in 1755.^[2] In 1756 he became Member of Parliament for St Canice.^[2]

He succeeded his father as Earl of Drogheda in 1758,^[2] when his father and younger brother were drowned in the Irish Sea. Moore was elected Grandmaster of the Grand Lodge of Ireland in 1858, a post he held for the next both years.^[3]

He commanded the 18th Light Dragoons in operations against the Whiteboys in Ireland from 1762^[2] and became Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1763.^[2] In 1776 he became Member of Parliament for Horsham.^[2]

In 1791 he was created Marquess of Drogheda^[2] and in 1793 he was promoted to General.^[2] In 1801, he was made Baron Moore of Moore Place in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.^[2] He was promoted to Field Marshal in 1821.^[2]

Family

He married Lady Anne Seymour-Conway, the daughter of Francis Seymour, 1st Marquess of Hertford, on 15 February 1766, and they had eight children.^[4]

Other interests

In 1797 he was appointed one of the joint Postmaster General of Ireland, a post he held until 1806.^[4] Moore was an important patron of the artist William Ashford.^[5]

References and sources

Notes

1. ^ The year is sometimes given as 1821. The Annual Biography for 1823 suggests the year was 1822, his remains arriving in Ireland in January 1823.
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} Heathcote, p. 222
3. ^ Waite, Arthur Edward (2007). A New Encyclopedia of Freemasonry. vol. I. Cosimo, Inc.. pp. 400. ISBN 1602066418. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Person Page 5501". thepeerage.com. http://www.thepeerage.com/p5501.htm#i55009. Retrieved 2010-02-24. 
5. ^ "A mountainous lake landscape with travellers on a path in the foreground and boats on the lake beyond: Attributed to William Ashford". Christie's. 2008-12-03. http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=5159389. Retrieved 24 August 2010. 

Sources

• Heathcote, T. A., The British Field Marshals 1736 - 1997, Leo Cooper, 1999, ISBN 0 850526965

Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Richard Dawson Hervey Morres	Member of Parliament for St Canice 1757 – 1759 With: Richard Dawson	Succeeded by Richard Dawson Eland Mossom
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by James Wallace Jeremiah Dyson	Member of Parliament for Horsham 1776 – 1780 With: James Wallace	Succeeded by James Wallace Viscount Lewisham
Masonic offices
Preceded by Lord Newtown-Butler	Grandmaster of the Grand Lodge of Ireland 1758–1760	Succeeded by The Earl of Charleville
Political offices
Preceded by William Gerard Hamilton	Chief Secretary for Ireland 1764–1765	Succeeded by Viscount Conway
Peerage of Ireland
New creation	Marquess of Drogheda 1791–1822	Succeeded by Charles Moore
Preceded by Edward Moore	Earl of Drogheda 1758–1822
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Baron Moore of Moore Place 1801–1822	Succeeded by Charles Moore

Persondata
Name	Drogheda, Charles Moore, 1st Marquess Of
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	29 June 1730
Place of birth
Date of death	22 December 1822
Place of death	Dublin, Ireland