Baron Plunket, of Newtown in the

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, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1827 for the prominent Irish lawyer and Whig politician William Plunket. He served as

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from 1830 and 1834 and again from 1835 to 1841. His eldest son, the second Baron, was

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between 1839 and 1866. He was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baron. He was a barrister. His eldest son, the fourth Baron, served as

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between 1884 and 1897. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the fifth Baron. He was a diplomat and held office as

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between 1904 and 1910. His grandson, Patrick, the seventh Baron, was

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to both

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and

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. He was succeeded by his younger brother, Robin who died in 2013 and was in turn succeeded by his nephew, Tyrone who was a Page of Honour to

. Two other members of the family have also gained distinction. The Hon.

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, the second son of the third Baron, was a

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politician and was created Baron Rathmore in 1895. The Most Reverend the Hon. Benjamin Plunket, the second son of the fourth Baron, was

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from 1919 to 1925. The seventh and eighth barons were related to the

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. Their mother, the wife of the sixth baron, was the illegitimate daughter of the actress

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and The 7th Marquess of Londonderry. After the sixth baron and his wife were killed in an air accident in 1938, the three Plunket brothers were raised by an aunt and uncle.

Barons Plunket (1827)

* William Conyngham Plunket, 1st Baron Plunket (1764–1854) * Thomas Span Plunket, 2nd Baron Plunket (1792–1866) * John Span Plunket, 3rd Baron Plunket (1793–1871) * William Conyngham Plunket, 4th Baron Plunket (1828–1897) *

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(1864–1920) * Terence Conyngham Plunket, 6th Baron Plunket (1899–1938) * Patrick Terence William Span Plunket, 7th Baron Plunket (1923–1975) * Robin Rathmore Plunket, 8th Baron Plunket (1925–2013) *Tyrone Shaun Terence Plunket, 9th Baron Plunket (b. 1966) The

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is the present holder's eldest son Hon. Rory Peter Robin Plunket (b. 2001).

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Plunket Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1827 Peerages created for UK MPs

Barons Plunket (1827)

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