David Plunket, 1st Baron Rathmore
David Robert Plunket, 1st Baron Rathmore PC, QC (3 December 1838 – 22 August 1919) was an Irish lawyer and Conservative politician.
The Right Honourable The Lord Rathmore PC QC | |
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"hereditary eloquence" Plunket as caricatured by Ape (Carlo Pellegrini) in Vanity Fair, May 1880 | |
| Paymaster General | |
| In office 24 March 1880 – 21 April 1880 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Beaconsfield |
| Preceded by | Sir Stephen Cave |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Wolverton |
| First Commissioner of Works | |
| In office 24 June 1885 – 28 January 1886 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Rosebery |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Morley |
| In office 5 August 1886 – 11 August 1892 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Elgin |
| Succeeded by | George Shaw-Lefevre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 December 1838 |
| Died | 22 August 1919 (aged 80) Greenore, County Louth |
| Resting place | Putney Vale Cemetery, London 51.440739°N 0.238533°W |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
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