Background
Gore was born in Horkstow Hall in Horkstow in North Lincolnshire in 1807. He attended Westminster School before working with his father"s brother in a London trading company.
Gore was born in Horkstow Hall in Horkstow in North Lincolnshire in 1807. He attended Westminster School before working with his father"s brother in a London trading company.
After his father died he moved with his family in 1759 to Southampton, where he spent many days creating watercolours of naval scenes at the Portsmouth shipyards. He designed his own cutter, which he named Snail when she was launched. His social circle included the Duke of York, the Duke of Gloucester and the Duke of Cumberland, who were all brothers of King George III. In 1775 George Clavering-Cowper the presumptive 3rd Earl Cowper married Gore"s sixteen-year-old daughter Hannah Anne Gore on 2 June.
Their betrothal was commemorated with a painting by Johann Zoffany, commissioned by Gore.
Gore died in Weimar.
