Thomas Dennehy

Major-General Sir Thomas Dennehy KCIE (1829–1915), born in County Cork, Ireland and educated in Paris, was an administrator in British India.

Major general Sir Thomas Dennehy KCIE
Born	1829 County Cork, Ireland (now Republic of Ireland)
Died	1915
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Indian Army
Rank	Major general
Battles / wars	Sonthal rebellion Indian Rebellion
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE)

Dennehy served in the suppression of Sonthal rebellion in 1855–56 and during the Indian Rebellion.^[1] He was Political Agent in Dholpur in 1879–85.^[1] He was extra Groom in Waiting to Queen Victoria in 1888 and to her successor King Edward VII from 1901.^[2]

By 1892, Dennehy had a residence in Ireland, at Brooklodge, Fermoy, County Cork.^[1] In January 1896, he was made a Knight Commander of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE).^[3]