Thomas Gore was an English gentleman, known as a writer on heraldry.
Background
Born at Alderton, Wiltshire, on 20 March 1631-1632, he was the third son of Charles Gore, of Alderton, by his wife Lydias, daughter and heiress of William White, citizen and draper of London. After the death of his mother, 3 January 1655, Gore retired to his patrimony at Alderton, and devoted himself to the study of heraldry and antiquities.
Education
After receiving some instruction from Thomas Tully at Tetbury grammar school he matriculated as gentleman-commoner of Magdalen College, Oxford, on 22 May 1650, and graduated Bachelor of Arts From university he went to Lincoln"s Inn.
Career
By the deaths of two elder brothers, Charles and Edward, Gore became heir to the estate. He was sworn a gentleman of the privy chamber in ordinary, 13 November 1667. In 1681 he was elected high sheriff of Wiltshire.
He died at Alderton, on 31 March 1684, and was buried in the church.
His monument is against the north wall of the chancel. His library of books and manuscripts on heraldry passed eventually to George Montagu.
Edward, who died 22 September 1676. And
Mary, born in February 1663, who became the wife of Thomas Polden of Imber.
His widow survived until 1717.
The family in the direct line ending in a female, the estates fell into other hands.