Thomas Spring Rice, 2nd Baron Monteagle of Brandon
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The Right Honourable The Lord Monteagle of Brandon KP DL |
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| Born |
31 May 1849 Hither Green, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Died | 24 December 1926 Limerick, Irish Free State |
| Nationality | British/Irish |
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Liberal Party Liberal Unionist Party (Irish Unionist Alliance) Irish Dominion League |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Butcher (died 1908) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Thomas Spring Rice, 2nd Baron Monteagle of Brandon KP DL (31 May 1849 – 24 December 1926) was an Anglo-Irish politician and landowner, who helped to found the anti-partition Irish Dominion League and was a key figure in the development of Irish cooperative agriculture.
Thomas Spring Rice was the eldest son of Hon. Stephen Spring Rice (1814–1865) and his wife, Ellen Frere. He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He became 2nd Baron Monteagle of Brandon in 1866 on the death of his grandfather, the former Chancellor of the Exchequer Thomas Spring Rice, 1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon, as his father predeceased him in 1865. Spring Rice became an active member of the House of Lords and spent much of his time at Mount Trenchard House in County Limerick, from where he managed his estates. He also owned property in London.
On 26 October 1875, Spring Rice married Elizabeth Butcher (d. 27 Apr 1908), the oldest daughter of the Most Rev. Rt. Hon. Samuel Butcher, Bishop of Meath, in County Meath. Together they had three children, who were brought up to speak fluent Irish.
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