William Gore (Lord Mayor of London)

Sir William Gore (1644 - 1708) was Lord Mayor of London for 1701-02, having been elected Alderman for the City Ward of Coleman Street in 1690.
A successful merchant, Gore was appointed a Director of the Bank of England before serving as Governor of the Hamburg and Levant Companies.

Family

The son of William Gore, barrister-at-law, of Morden, Surrey and his wife Jane née Smith, Sir William was a grandson of Sir John Gore, Lord Mayor of London (died 1636), a kinsman of Arthur Gore, 1st Earl of Arran, and great-uncle of William Gore-Langton, MP.

In 1704, Sir William bought the lordship of the manor of Tring and built Tring Park.

He died on 20 January 1708, his wife, Elizabeth née Hampton, having predeceased him (died 1705). Two of their sons were MPs: William Gore and John Gore (d. 1763).