George Noble Plunkett
George Noble Plunkett (3 December 1851 – 12 March 1948) was an Irish nationalist politician, museum director and biographer, who served as Minister for Fine Arts from 1921 to 1922, Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1919 to 1921 and Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann in January 1919. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1918 to 1927. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Roscommon North from 1917 to 1922.
George Noble Plunkett | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Fine Arts | |
| In office 26 August 1921 – 9 January 1922 | |
| President | Éamon de Valera |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 22 January 1919 – 26 August 1921 | |
| President | Éamon de Valera |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Griffith |
| Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann | |
| In office 22 January 1919 – 22 January 1919 | |
| Deputy | John J. O'Kelly |
| Preceded by | Cathal Brugha |
| Succeeded by | Seán T. O'Kelly |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office August 1923 – June 1927 | |
| Constituency | Roscommon |
| In office May 1921 – August 1923 | |
| Constituency | Leitrim–Roscommon North |
| In office December 1918 – May 1921 | |
| Constituency | Roscommon North |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office February 1917 – November 1922 | |
| Preceded by | James O'Kelly |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Constituency | Roscommon North |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Noble Plunkett 3 December 1851 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 12 March 1948 (aged 96) Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Sinn Féin (1917–onwards) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (1917) |
| Spouse |
Josephine Cranny (m. 1881) |
| Children | 7, including Joseph, George, and Fiona |
| Education | Clongowes Wood College |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
He was the father of Joseph Plunkett, one of the leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916, as well as George Oliver Plunkett, Fiona Plunkett and John (Jack) Plunkett who also fought during the rising and subsequently during the Irish revolutionary period.
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