Sir John Henry Moore

1756 - 1780


Biography

Son and heir of Sir Henry Moore (q.v.). The title ceased at his death. In his will, made in 1775 and proved 21/02/1780, he left his estates [and enslaved people] in Jamaica and other property to his sister Susanna Jane Dickson, on the proviso that he survived her husband Alexander Dickson. If he [Sir John Henry Moore] predeceased Alexander Dickson, then the estates were to go into trust for Susanna Jane Dickson. His trustees were Edward Long (his uncle) and Jacob Wilkinson (each of whom q.v.). He has an entry in the ODNB as 'poet.'


Sources

PROB 11/1961/292; Thomas Seccombe, ‘Moore, Sir John Henry, second baronet (1756–1780)’, rev. David Kaloustian, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/19136, accessed 25 Oct 2017]


Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish
Oxford DNB Entry

Associated Estates (2)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1769 [EA] - 1779 [LA] → Owner
1781 [EA] - 1781 [LA] → Previous owner

Legacies Summary

Cultural (1)

Paintings
Sir John Henry Moore bart., stipple engraving, by Pierre Conde, after Richard Cosway 'late 18th'. Acquired by the NPG 1966 with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust.... 
notes →
http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw200101/Sir-John-Henry-Moore-2nd-Bt#sitter. The catalogue describes him as 'poet.' There is or was a companion portrait of Mrs Dickson, Sir John...

Relationships (2)

Son → Father
Brother → Sister

Addresses (1)

Taplow, Buckinghamshire, Central England, England