William Conyngham Plunket
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The Most Reverend The Lord Plunket |
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| Archbishop of Dublin and Bishop of Glendalough |
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| Diocese | Dublin and Glendalough |
| Installed | 1884 |
| Term ended | 1897 |
| Predecessor | Richard Chenevix Trench |
| Successor | Joseph Peacocke |
| Other posts | Bishop of Meath |
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| Born |
26 August 1828 Dublin |
| Died | 1 April 1897 (aged 68) Dublin |
| Buried | Mount Jerome Cemetery |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Denomination | Church of Ireland |
| Education | Cheltenham College |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
William Conyngham Plunket, 4th Baron Plunket (26 August 1828 – 1 April 1897) was Dean of Christ Church Cathedral and Archbishop of Dublin in the Church of Ireland.
Born in Dublin, he was the eldest son of John Plunket, 3rd Baron Plunket and Charlotte Bushe. Plunket was educated at Cheltenham College and Trinity College, Dublin before being appointed chaplain and private secretary to his uncle, the Bishop of Tuam, in 1857, a post he held for seven years. The following year, he became Rector of Kilmoyan and Cummer in County Galway. In 1864, he returned to Dublin as Treasurer of St Patrick's Cathedral, of which he was appointed Precentor in 1869.
In 1876, Lord Plunket (as he became on succeeding his father in 1871) was consecrated Bishop of Meath, and in 1884 he was finally appointed Archbishop of Dublin, an office he held until his death. In 1871 he inherited Old Connaught and decided to move into the house and surrounding property as he had spent a lot of time there with his grandfather. He was Dean of Christ Church Cathedral from 1884 until 1887 (when he was succeeded by his brother-in-law's nephew William Greene). Plunket received an honorary degree from Cambridge University in 1888. He also served as a Commissioner of Education from 1895 onwards, and was a senator of the Royal University of Ireland.
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