George Noble Plunkett
Irish nationalist politician and museum curator (1851–1948)
Biography
Count 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.
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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Career highlights
Career & roles
- Minister for Foreign Affairs (Ireland)
- Ceann Comhairle
- member of the 31st Parliament of the United Kingdom
- member of the 30th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Teachta Dála
Family
Awards & honours (2)
- Knight in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre
- Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
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- Wikidata lists 4 children of George Noble Plunkett.
