George Henry Moore (politician)
| George Henry Moore | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1 March 1810 County Mayo, Ireland |
| Died | 19 April 1870 (aged 60) Moore Hall, County Mayo, Ireland |
| Resting place | Kiltoom, Moore Hall, County Mayo. |
| Residence | Moore Hall, County Mayo |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | Oscott College |
| Known for | Politician, landowner, activist |
| Children |
George Augustus Maurice George Nina Henry Augustus |
| Parent(s) | George Moore and Louisa Browne |
| Relatives | John Moore (uncle) |
George Henry Moore (1 March 1810 – 19 April 1870) was an Irish politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Mayo in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. He was one of the founders of the Catholic Defence Association and a leader of the Independent Irish Party. He was also father of the writer George A. Moore and the politician Maurice George Moore. Their ancestral home, Moore Hall was burned down in 1923 by the anti-Treaty IRA during the Irish Civil War.
His uncle John Moore had been appointed President of the Province of Connacht in the short lived Irish Republic proclaimed by General Humbert upon his arrival in Ireland.
The Independent Irish party was damaged by weak leaders and by the lack of support its received from the Roman Catholic Church. Charles Gavan Duffy left in despair and went to Australia. Frederick Lucas proved an ineffective leader, while his successor, George Henry Moore, its new leader, having got elected in his Mayo constituency through clerical help, was defeated by clerical opposition at the 1857 general election.
The party split over an internal row over its oath, and faded into oblivion. Members of the group participated in the meeting of MPs in 1859, which agreed to support the Second Palmerston Government and which is often regarded as the formal foundation of the Liberal Party. Moore contested aggressively against John Sadleir and William Keogh, former allies and friends whom he disowned, in elections upon many occasions, in various constituencies wherever they presented themselves, and at some expense after the two abandoned their principles and party to take British Government positions within the Irish administration.
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