| Constituency | Dates |
|---|---|
| Leominster | 1754 – 1761 |
Family and Education
b. c. 1730,1R. Gorges, Story of a Fam. 205-6. 1st s. of Richard Gorges of Eye by Elizabeth, da. of John Rodd of Hereford. m. Frances, da. of Thomas Fettiplace of Sevenbrook, Oxon., 2s. 5da.
Offices Held
Sheriff, Herefs. 1768–9.
Address
Main residence: Eye, nr. Leominster, Herefs.
biography text
Richard Gorges came of a Herefordshire gentry family. His father had contested Leominster in 1747; he himself was returned without a poll in 1754, after a threatened opposition was withdrawn. In Dupplin’s list he was classed as a Tory. No vote or speech by him is recorded. He did not stand in 1761.
He died in 1780.
Volume
Notes
- 1. R. Gorges, Story of a Fam. 205-6.