Charles
"2nd Viscount Gort"
Vereker
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Vereker
and Juliana (Smyth) Vereker
Brother of
Harriet Vereker, Elizabeth (Vereker) D'Esterre, John Vereker, Julia (Vereker) Lloyd, Henry Vereker and Maria (Vereker) Ormsby
Husband of
Jane (Westropp) Vereker
— married
7 Nov 1789 [location unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Palliser) Gort
— married
5 Mar 1810 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
John Prendergast Vereker MP, Georgina (Vereker) Hamilton, Jane Vereker, Julia (Vereker) White, Elizabeth Vereker and Charles Smyth Vereker
Died
at about age 74
in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Oct 2018
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Biography
Charles was born in 1768.
He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Limerick between 1794 and 1800.
On 5 September 1798 he defeated French forces under General Humbert at Killala Bay, County Sligo, near Coloony.
He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Limerick between 1802 and 1817.
He held the office of Lord of Treasury between 1807 and 1812.
He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in 1809.
He held the office of Constable of Limerick Castle between 1809 and 1842.
He held the office of Governor of County Galway between 1814 and 1831.
He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Kiltarton of Gort, co. Galway on 23 May 1817.
He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Gort, co. Galway on 23 May 1817.
He was appointed Representative Peer [Ireland] between 1823 and 1842.
He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1834
He passed away in 1842.
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He died at his house in Pembroke Place, Dublin.