William Conyngham Plunket, 1st Baron Plunket

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	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Apr 02, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Jan 01, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Jun 27, 2023
	Add new Web site: LibraryIreland - Biography of William Conyngham Plunket.	Gloria Lotha	Dec 16, 2010
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998