William Frederick Fownes Tighe (17 March 1794 - 11 June 1878), PC, JP was Lord Lieutenant of Kilkenny from 1847 to 1878.
He was educated at Trinity College Dublin. He married Lady Louisa Maddelena Lennox, daughter of General Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond and Lady Charlotte Gordon, on 18 April 1825. They lived at Woodstock. County Kilkenny.
He died on 11 June 1878.
References
- 'Multiple News Items' The Standard (London, England), Monday, 28 June 1847; Issue 7140
- "William Frederick Fownes Tighe". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- Sainty, J. C. "Lieutenants and Lords-Lieutenants (Ireland) 1831-2005". Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "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
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- Brief history
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- The Late Right Hon. William F. F. Tighe The Times (London, England), Saturday, 15 June 1878; pg. 13; Issue 29282
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| Preceded byJohn Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough | Lord Lieutenant of Kilkenny 1878–1919 |
Succeeded byJames Butler, 3rd Marquess of Ormonde |
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