Randal Edward Sherborne Plunkett (15 November 1848 – 25 December 1883) was a British

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politician. He was the eldest son of Admiral

Edward Plunkett, 16th Baron of Dunsany The title Baron of Dunsany or, more commonly, Lord Dunsany, is one of the oldest dignities in the Peerage of Ireland, one of just a handful of 13th- to 15th-century titles still extant, having had 21 holders, of the Plunkett name, to date. Other ...

, and the Hon. Anne Constance, daughter of John Dutton, 2nd Baron Sherborne. Agricultural reformer and pioneer of the cooperative movement,

Sir Horace Plunkett Sir Horace Curzon Plunkett (24 October 1854 – 26 March 1932), was an Anglo-Irish agricultural reformer, pioneer of agricultural cooperatives, Unionist MP, supporter of Home Rule, Irish Senator and author. Plunkett, a younger brother of Jo ...

, was his younger brother. Plunkett was elected

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for Gloucestershire West in 1874, a seat he held until 1880. Plunkett died unmarried at

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in December 1883, aged 35, predeceasing his father by six years. His younger brother

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later succeeded in the barony.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Plunkett, Randal 1848 births 1883 deaths Dunsany family Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1874–1880 Heirs apparent who never acceded