William Plunket, 4th Baron Plunket (1828 – 1897), Church of Ireland Dean of Christ Church Cathedral and Archbishop of Dublin
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It was created in 1827 for the prominent Irish lawyer and Whig politician William Plunket.
His efforts were supported by William C. Plunket, a baron who was Primate of the Church of Ireland and Archbishop of Dublin.
George W. E. Russell described Trench as "a man of singularly vague and dreamy habits" and recounted the following anecdote of his old age:He once went back to pay a visit to his successor, Lord Plunket.
The following year, he became Rector of Kilmoyan and Cummer in County Galway.
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Another son, Benjamin, served as Bishop of Meath and was the father of Olive, Countess Fitzwilliam.
He was appointed CVO and KCVO in 1900 and 1903 respectively, and in 1904 he became Governor of New Zealand as well as a KCMG the following year.
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In 1894, he also married Lady Victoria Alexandrina, youngest daughter of the 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, by whom he was to have eight children.
William Plunket, 1st Baron Plunket (1764 – 1854), Irish politician and lawyer who eventually became Lord Chancellor of Ireland
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William Plunket, 5th Baron Plunket (1864 – 1920), British diplomat and administrator