George Renny (18 August 1757 – 11 November 1848) Cameron, Sir Charles A. (1886
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of the

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(RCSI) in 1793.RCSI Presidents since its foundation in 1784.
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2018. Renny earned his

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and degree from the

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; he entered the

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as the

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in the 67th

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in 1775. In 1780 he was promoted to

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and transferred to the 77th Regiment. In 1783, that regiment was disbanded after it

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in response to the government's decision to send it to

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. This was contrary to the express conditions under which its members had been recruited. Immediately after this event Renny settled in

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and after some time he was appointed

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and

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to the

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. Later, as governor and commissioner of the Foundlings’ Hospital, he introduced a programme to treat

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in admitted children. Renny also served as governor of Cork Street Fever Hospital. He also served on a commission of inquiry into the

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. Renny rendered services to the

, and was involved in persuading the government to give grants towards construction in

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. Renny died on 11 November 1848, and was interred in the

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of the Royal Hospital. A tablet in his memory was placed in Christ Church Cathedral soon after his death. The college paid for the tablet, and the dean and chapter remitted the fees usually charged for placing

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s in the

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