William Plunket, 4th Baron Plunket

William Conyngham Plunket, 4th Baron Plunket (26 August 1828 – 1 April 1897) was Dean of Christ Church Cathedral and Archbishop of Dublin in the Church of Ireland.

Infobox

Church

Church of Ireland

Diocese

Dublin and Glendalough

Elected

18 December 1884

In office

1884-1897

Predecessor

Richard Chenevix Trench

Successor

Joseph Peacocke

Bishop of Meath (1876-1884)

Consecration

10 December 1876by Marcus Beresford

Born

(1828-08-26)26 August 1828Dublin, Ireland

Died

1 April 1897(1897-04-01) (aged 68)Dublin, Ireland

Buried

Mount Jerome Cemetery

Nationality

Irish

Denomination

Anglican

Spouse

Anne Lee Guinness

Education

Cheltenham College

Alma mater

Trinity College, Dublin

Tables

Coat of arms of William Plunket, 4th Baron Plunket · Family

Crest A horse passant Argent charged on the shoulder with a portcullis. Escutcheon Sable a bend a castle in chief and a portcullis in base Argent. Supporters Dexter an antelope Proper sinister a horse Argent both charged on the shoulder with a portcullis Sable. Motto Festina Lente

· References

Preceded bySamuel Butcher

Church of Ireland titles

Preceded bySamuel Butcher

Church of Ireland titles

Bishop of Meath 1876–1884

Church of Ireland titles

Succeeded byCharles Reichel

Preceded byRichard Chenevix Trench

Church of Ireland titles

Preceded byRichard Chenevix Trench

Church of Ireland titles

Archbishop of Dublin 1884–1897

Church of Ireland titles

Succeeded byJoseph Peacocke

Peerage of the United Kingdom

Church of Ireland titles

Peerage of the United Kingdom

Preceded byJohn Plunket

Church of Ireland titles

Preceded byJohn Plunket

Church of Ireland titles

Baron Plunket 1871–1897

Church of Ireland titles

Succeeded byWilliam Plunket

Church of Ireland titles
Preceded bySamuel Butcher	Bishop of Meath 1876–1884	Succeeded byCharles Reichel
Preceded byRichard Chenevix Trench	Archbishop of Dublin 1884–1897	Succeeded byJoseph Peacocke
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded byJohn Plunket	Baron Plunket 1871–1897	Succeeded byWilliam Plunket

References

Langtry, Joe and Nikki Carter, eds. Mount Jerome: A Victorian Cemetery. Staybro Printing Ltd., Dublin 1997. p. 25
A Cambridge Alumni Database
http://venn.lib.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/search-2018.pl?sur=&suro=w&fir=&firo=c&cit=&cito=c&c=all&z=all&tex=PLNT888WC&sye=&eye=&col=all&maxcount=50
William C. Plunkett (1828-1897) Fourth Lord Plunkett and Archbishop of Dublin Mount Jerome Cemetery Website.
http://www.mountjerome.ie/?grave=19
B. H. Blacker, 'Darley, John Richard (1799–1884)', rev. M. C. Curthoys, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford
Dictionary of National Biography (1st supplement)
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Dictionary_of_National_Biography,_1901_supplement/Plunket,_William_Conyngham_(1828-1897)
Burke's Peerage