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David Plunket, 1st Baron Rathmore

The Lord Rathmore
"hereditary eloquence"
Plunket as caricatured by Ape (Carlo Pellegrini) in Vanity Fair, May 1880
Paymaster General
In office
24 March 1880 – 21 April 1880
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Earl of Beaconsfield
Preceded bySir Stephen Cave
Succeeded byThe Lord Wolverton
First Commissioner of Works
In office
24 June 1885 – 28 January 1886
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Marquess of Salisbury
Preceded byThe Earl of Rosebery
Succeeded byThe Earl of Morley
In office
5 August 1886 – 11 August 1892
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Marquess of Salisbury
Preceded byThe Earl of Elgin
Succeeded byGeorge Shaw-Lefevre
Personal details
Born(1838-12-03)3 December 1838
Died22 August 1919(1919-08-22) (aged 80)
Greenore, County Louth
Resting placePutney Vale Cemetery, London
51°26′27″N 0°14′19″W / 51.440739°N 0.238533°W / 51.440739; -0.238533
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Alma materTrinity College Dublin

David Robert Plunket, 1st Baron Rathmore PC, QC (3 December 1838 – 22 August 1919) was an Irish lawyer and Conservative politician.


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