Randall Plunkett, 15th Baron of Dunsany

Randall Edward Plunkett, 15th Baron Dunsany (5 September 1804 – 7 April 1852) was an Anglo-Irish peer and Conservative politician.

Randall Plunkett
Representative peer of Ireland
In office 1850-1852
Member of Parliament for Drogheda
In office 1835-1837
Personal details
Born	(1804-09-05)5 September 1804
Died	7 April 1852(1852-04-07) (aged 47)
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Elizabeth Evelyn ​ (m. 1838)​
Parent	Edward Plunkett (father)

Biography

Plunkett was the son of Edward Plunkett, 14th Baron Dunsany and his first wife, Hon. Charlotte Louisa Lawless.^{[citation needed]}

On 29 June 1835, he was declared elected on petition as the Member of Parliament for Drogheda, after his opponent Andrew O'Dwyer had been deemed ineligible. He represented the seat as a Conservative until 1837. On 11 December 1848, he inherited his father's title, becoming Baron of Dunsany. In 1850 Dunsany was elected as an Irish representative peer and took his seat in the House of Lords.^{[citation needed]}

On 29 December 1838, he married Elizabeth Evelyn. Dunsany was succeeded in his title by his younger brother, Edward.^[1]