Edward Moore, 5th Earl of DroghedaPC (I) (1701 – 28 October 1758) was an Anglo-Irish peer and politician.
Early life
Moore was the second son of Charles Moore, Lord Moore, son of Henry Hamilton-Moore, 3rd Earl of Drogheda, and Jane Loftus, daughter of Lord Loftus. His elder brother, Henry Moore, 4th Earl of Drogheda, inherited their grandfather's title and estates at the age of 13, when their father and grandfather died in quick succession. Henry rapidly became a debauchee, and after squandering large sums, died at the age of 26, leaving Edward a heavily encumbered estate.[1]
In 1727, Moore married Lady Sarah Ponsonby, a daughter of Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Earl of Bessborough, and Sarah Margetson. Together, they were the parents of six sons and two daughters, including:
Henry Moore, styled Viscount Moore (1728–1752), who died unmarried.[2]
Following her death on 19 January 1736, Moore married Bridget Southwell (d. 1767), daughter of William Southwell and Lucy Bowen (daughter of William Bowen, of Ballyadams, Queen's County), on 13 October 1737. Together, they were the parents of:
Hon. Robert Moore (1743–1831), who married Margaret Stephenson, a daughter of James Stephenson. After the death of his first wife, he married Maria Josepha Falkiner, a daughter of Daniel Falkiner, in 1799.[2]
Moore was lost in a storm at sea while travelling with his son Edward between Holyhead and Dublin in 1758 and was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, Charles, who created Marquess of Drogheda in 1791. His widow, the dowager Countess of Drogheda, died on 27 July 1767.[1]
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