CHRISTOPHER GORE

Gore, Christopher (1758-1827), a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 21, 1758; graduated from Harvard College in 1776; studied law; admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Boston; member of the State constitutional convention in 1788; member, State house of representatives 1788-1789, 1808; United States attorney for the district of Massachusetts 1789-1796; commissioner to England 1796-1803; Charge d’Affaires at London 1803-1804; member, State senate 1806-1807; Governor of Massachusetts 1809; appointed and subsequently elected to the United States Senate as a Federalist to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James Lloyd and served from May 5, 1813, until May 30, 1816, when he resigned; overseer of Harvard University 1810-1815 and a fellow 1812-1820; died in Waltham, Middlesex County, Mass., March 1, 1827; interment in Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Mass.
Parents: John Gore, Frances Pinkney
Spouse: Rebecca Payne
Born: 28 Aug 1759 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Died: 22 Jan 1833
Marriage: 11 Nov 1783 in Massachusetts

Sources:
Family Collections LDS
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell