William Tighe
William Frederick Fownes Tighe,[1] PC, JP was Lord Lieutenant of Kilkenny from 1847[2] to 1878[3]
He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin[4]married Lady Louisa Maddelena Lennox, daughter of General Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond and Lady Charlotte Gordon, on 18 April 1825[5] and they lived at Woodstock,[6] County Kilkenny.[7]
He died on 11 June 1878.[8]
References
- ↑ NPG details
- ↑ 'Multiple News Items' The Standard (London, England), Monday, June 28, 1847; Issue 7140
- ↑
- Sainty, J. C.. "Lieutenants and Lords-Lieutenants (Ireland) 1831-2005". Retrieved 2015-09-17.
- ↑ "Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593-1860)" Burtchaell, George Dames/Sadleir, Thomas Ulick (Eds) p812 Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
- ↑ thePeerage.com
- ↑ Brief history
- ↑ Library Ireland
- ↑ The Late Right Hon. William F. F. Tighe The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jun 15, 1878; pg. 13; Issue 29282
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| Preceded by John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough |
Lord Lieutenant of Kilkenny 1878–1919 |
Succeeded by James Butler, 3rd Marquess of Ormonde |
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