Moore, John Carrick, 1805-1898

MOORE, JOHN CARRICK, elder son of James Carrick Moore FSA, Corswall, Wigtonshire, surgeon in London, Pres. Royal Jennerian Society, and Harriet, only dau. of John Henderson; nephew of Lieut. -Gen. Sir John Moore KB; b. 13 Feb 1805; adm. 18 Sep 1815 (G); Min. Can. 1819; left Christmas 1823; Queen’s Coll. Cambridge; 14th Wrangler; BA 1827; MA 1830; adm. Inner Temple 29 Jan 1824, called to bar 28 Jan 1831; landowner in Wigtonshire, Kirkcudbrightshire and Ayrshire; DL JP Wigtonshire; FRS 5 Jun 1856; Secretary, Geological Society 1846-52; author, Recollections of an Octogenarian, 1888, which contains several references to his school friends; m. 12 Apr 1835 Caroline, dau. of John Bradley, Colborne Hill, Staffs.; d. 12 Feb 1898.

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