Thomas Plunket, 2nd Baron Plunket
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The Right Reverend Thomas Span Plunket, 2nd Baron Plunket (1792 – 1866), was Bishop of Tuam, Killaly and Achonry
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Plunket was the first son of William Plunket, 1st Baron Plunket
and his wife, Catherine (née McCausland). He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge
. On the death of his father in 1854, he became the 2nd Baron Plunket. On his death, he was succeeded as Baron Plunket by his younger brother. His middle name is taken from his maternal grandmother, Elizabeth (née Span).
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Their children were:
Church of Ireland Diocese of Tuam, Killala and Achonry
The Diocese of Tuam, Killala and Achonry is a diocese in the Church of Ireland located in western Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Armagh...
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Plunket was the first son of William Plunket, 1st Baron Plunket
William Plunket, 1st Baron Plunket
William Conyngham Plunket, 1st Baron Plunket PC was an Irish politician and lawyer who eventually became Lord Chancellor of Ireland....
and his wife, Catherine (née McCausland). He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college's alumni include nine Nobel Prize winners, six Prime Ministers, three archbishops, at least two princes, and three Saints....
. On the death of his father in 1854, he became the 2nd Baron Plunket. On his death, he was succeeded as Baron Plunket by his younger brother. His middle name is taken from his maternal grandmother, Elizabeth (née Span).
Family
On 26 October 1819, Plunket married Louisa-Jane (1798-1893), 2nd daughter of John William Foster of Fanevalley, County LouthCounty Louth
County Louth is a county of Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Louth. Louth County Council is the local authority for the county...
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Their children were:
- KatherineKatherine PlunketKatherine Plunket was an Irish aristocrat from County Louth, a prolific botanical artist and the oldest person in Irish history...
(1820–1932) - the longest-lived Irish person ever - Emily (d. RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, 1843) - Mary
- Frederica-Louisa (1838–1886)
- Gertrude (1 February 1841–1924)