Thomas Kane McClintock-Bunbury, 2nd Baron Rathdonnell (29 November 1848 – 22 May 1929), was an

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peer,

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officer and politician.

Biography

He was the son of Captain William Bunbury McClintock-Bunbury and Pauline Caroline Diana Mary Stronge. He was educated at

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. He gained a commission in the

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, and later transferred to regular service in the

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. In 1876 he served as

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. Upon the death of his uncle,

John McClintock, 1st Baron Rathdonnell John McClintock, 1st Baron Rathdonnell (26 August 1798 – 17 May 1879), was an Irish Conservative peer and Member of Parliament. Biography He was the eldest son of John McClintock, an Irish magistrate for County Louth, and formerly Ser ...

, on 17 May 1879, McClintock-Bunbury succeeded to his title by special remainder. He served as a Deputy Lieutenant for

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. On 8 April 1889 he was elected as an

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and took his seat in the British

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. On 26 February 1890 he became Lord Lieutenant of Carlow, a position he held until 1922. In 1896 he was made the Honorary Colonel of the 6th Battalion,

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. Between 1918 and his death he was President of the

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. In 1921 Lord Rathdonnell was appointed to the

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in his capacity as a peer. He attended the three meetings of the Senate prior to its dissolution in 1922. He married Katharine Anne Bruen, daughter of Henry Bruen and Mary Margaret Conolly, on 26 February 1874. Their eldest son, William McClintock Bunbury (1878–1900) was an officer in the

and died on active service during the

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. He was therefore succeeded in his title by his second son,

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.John Venn
''Alumni Cantabrigienses'', Volume 2
(Cambridge University Press, 15 Sep 2011), p.257 (Retrieved 1 March 2016).

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