Baron Plunket, of Newtown in the County of Cork, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1827 for the prominent

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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. David Plunket, 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 Benjamin John Plunket was a 20th-century Anglican bishop in Ireland. Plunket was the son of William Plunket, 4th Baron Plunket, and Anne Lee Guinness (sister of the Lord Ardilaun). Born in Bray on 1 August 1870, he was educated at the Harrow S ...

, 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, 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 William Conyngham Plunket, 1st Baron Plunket, PC (Ire), QC (1 July 1764 – 5 January 1854) was an Irish politician and lawyer. After gaining public notoriety as the prosecutor in the treason trial of Robert Emmet in 1803, he rose rapidly in g ...

(1764–1854) *

Thomas Span Plunket, 2nd Baron Plunket Thomas Span Plunket, 2nd Baron Plunket (1792–1866), was Church of Ireland Diocese of Tuam, Killala and Achonry, Bishop of Tuam, Killaly and Achonry. Plunket was the first son of William Plunket, 1st Baron Plunket and his wife, Catherine (née M ...

(1792–1866) *

John Span Plunket, 3rd Baron Plunket John Span Plunket, 3rd Baron Plunket of Newtown, County Cork (10 July 1793 – 16 April 1871) was an Irish peer and Queen's Counsel. He was the second son of William Plunket, 1st Baron Plunket, and Catherine MacAusland. He succeeded his brother Tho ...

(1793–1871) * William Conyngham Plunket, 4th Baron Plunket (1828–1897) *

William Lee Plunket, 5th Baron Plunket William Lee Plunket, 5th Baron Plunket (19 December 1864 – 24 January 1920) was a British diplomat and administrator. He was Governor of New Zealand from 1904 to 1910. Early life Born in Dublin, he was educated at Harrow and Trinity Coll ...

(1864–1920) *

Terence Conyngham Plunket, 6th Baron Plunket Terence Conyngham Plunket, 6th Baron Plunket (12 July 1899 – 24 February 1938), was the son of The 5th Baron Plunket and Lady Victoria Alexandrina Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood. He became The 6th Baron Plunket, of Newtown in the County of Cork, on ...

(1899–1938) *

Patrick Terence William Span Plunket, 7th Baron Plunket Patrick Terence William Span Plunket, 7th Baron Plunket, (8 September 1923 – 28 May 1975), was Equerry to Queen Elizabeth II and Deputy Master of the Household of the Royal Household (1954–1975). Lord Plunket was born into an old Anglo-Iri ...

(1923–1975) *

Robin Rathmore Plunket, 8th Baron Plunket Captain Robin Rathmore Plunket, 8th Baron Plunket (3 December 1925 – 16 November 2013), was a descendant of prominent Irish lawyer and Whig politician William Conyngham Plunket for whom the Peerage of the United Kingdom (not of Ireland) was cr ...

(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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