Sir Thomas Devereux Pile, 1st Baronet (27 February 1856 – 17 January 1931) was an Irish politician. He was a member of the

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. He was the son of Thomas Pile and Anne Poole. He married Caroline Maude Nicholson on 3 May 1882, and they had four children, including

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. He was a member of

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for the Fitzwilliam ward, and became the

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in 1900. As Lord Mayor, he welcomed

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to Dublin in 1900 when she came to pay tribute to the Irish troops who fought in the

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. He was created 1st Baronet Pile, of Kenilworth House,

Rathgar Rathgar (), is a suburb of Dublin in Ireland. It was originally a village which from 1862 was part of the township of Rathmines and Rathgar; it was absorbed by the growing city and became a suburb in 1930. It lies about three kilometres south of ...

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on 24 September 1900. He was the last titled person and last unionist politician to be Lord Mayor of Dublin. He held the office of

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in 1898.

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1856 births 1931 deaths Lord Mayors of Dublin Politicians from County Dublin Irish Unionist Party politicians {{Ireland-mayor-stub