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William Conyngham Plunket, 4th Baron Plunket (26 August 1828 – 1 April 1897) was Dean of Christ Church Cathedral and Archbishop of Dublin in the Church of Ireland.〔Langtry, Joe and Nikki Carter, eds. ''Mount Jerome: A Victorian Cemetery''. Staybro Printing Ltd., Dublin 1997. p. 25〕 == Life == Born in Dublin, he was the eldest son of John Plunket, 3rd Baron Plunket and Charlotte Bushe. Plunket was educated at Cheltenham College and Trinity College, Dublin before being appointed chaplain and private secretary to his uncle, the Bishop of Tuam, in 1857, a post he held for seven years. The following year, he became Rector of Kilmoyan and Cummer in County Galway. In 1864, he returned to Dublin as Treasurer of St Patrick's Cathedral, of which he was appointed Preceptor in 1869. In 1876, Lord Plunket (as he became on succeeding his father in 1871) was consecrated Bishop of Meath, and in 1884 he was finally appointed Archbishop of Dublin, an office he held until his death. He was Dean of Christ Church Cathedral from 1884 until 1887 (when he was succeeded by his brother-in-law's nephew William Greene). Plunket received an honorary degree from Cambridge University in 1888. He also served as a Commissioner of Education from 1895 onwards, and was a senator of the Royal University of Ireland. He was instrumental in developing the Kildare Place Schools (the Church of Ireland teacher training college),〔(William C. Plunkett (1828-1897) Fourth Lord Plunkett and Archbishop of Dublin ) Mount Jerome Cemetery Website.〕 and he was an advocate and supporter of the reformed faith in Spain, Portugal and Italy. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Plunket, 4th Baron Plunket」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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