The Lord Plunket | |
|---|---|
 Lord Plunket. | |
| Lord Chancellor of Ireland | |
| In office 23 December 1830 – November 1834 | |
| Monarch | William IV |
| Prime Minister | The Earl Grey The Viscount Melbourne |
| Preceded by | Sir Anthony Hart |
| Succeeded by | Sir Edward Sugden |
| In office 30 April 1835 – 1841 | |
| Monarchs | William IV Queen Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Melbourne |
| Preceded by | Sir Edward Sugden |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Campbell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1764 Enniskillen, County Fermanagh |
| Died | 5 January 1854 (aged 89) County Wicklow |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse | Catherine MacCausland |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
William Conyngham Plunket, 1st Baron Plunket, PC (Ire), QC (1 July 1764 – 5 January 1854) was an Irish politician and lawyer. After gaining public notoriety as the prosecutor in the treason trial of Robert Emmet in 1803, he rose rapidly in government service. He become Lord Chancellor of Ireland in 1830 and served, with a brief interruption, in that post until his retirement in 1841.