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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

  1. ^ NPG details
  2. ^ 'Multiple News Items' The Standard (London, England), Monday, June 28, 1847; Issue 7140
  3. ^ *Sainty, J. C. "Lieutenants and Lords-Lieutenants (Ireland) 1831-2005". Retrieved 2015-09-17.
  4. ^ "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
  5. ^ thePeerage.com
  6. ^ Brief history
  7. ^ Library Ireland
  8. ^ The Late Right Hon. William F. F. Tighe The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jun 15, 1878; pg. 13; Issue 29282
Honorary titles
Preceded by Lord Lieutenant of Kilkenny
1878–1919 		Succeeded by


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