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|battles=[[Sonthal rebellion]]<br>[[Indian Rebellion of 1857|Indian Rebellion]] | |battles=[[Sonthal rebellion]]<br>[[Indian Rebellion of 1857|Indian Rebellion]] | ||
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[[Major-General]] '''Sir Thomas Dennehy''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KCIE}} (1829–1915), born in [[County Cork]], [[Ireland]] and educated in [[Paris]], was an administrator in [[British India]]. | [[Major-General]] '''Sir Thomas Dennehy''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KCIE}} (1829–1915), born in [[County Cork]], [[Ireland]] and educated in [[Paris]], was an administrator in [[British India]]. | ||
Dennehy served in the suppression of [[Sonthal rebellion]] in 1855–56 and during the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|Indian Rebellion]].<ref name=dict>{{cite book|title=The Indian Biographical Dictionary |url=https://archive.org/details/indianbiographic00raoc |year=1915|first= C. Hayavadana |last=Rao}}</ref> He was Political Agent in [[Dholpur]] in 1879–85.<ref name=dict/> He was extra Groom in Waiting to [[Queen Victoria]] in 1888 and to her successor [[King Edward VII]] from 1901.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27336 |date=23 July 1901 |page=4838 }}</ref> | Dennehy served in the suppression of [[Sonthal rebellion]] in 1855–56 and during the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|Indian Rebellion]].<ref name=dict>{{cite book|title=The Indian Biographical Dictionary |url=https://archive.org/details/indianbiographic00raoc |year=1915|first= C. Hayavadana |last=Rao}}</ref> He was Political Agent in [[Dholpur]] in 1879–85.<ref name=dict/> He was extra Groom in Waiting to [[Queen Victoria]] in 1888 and to her successor [[King Edward VII]] from 1901.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27336 |date=23 July 1901 |page=4838 }}</ref> | ||
By 1892, Dennehy had a residence in Ireland, at ''Brooklodge'', [[Fermoy]], Co. Cork.<ref name=dict/> | By 1892, Dennehy had a residence in Ireland, at ''Brooklodge'', [[Fermoy]], Co. Cork.<ref name=dict/> | ||
In January 1896, he was made a | In January 1896, he was made a Knight Commander of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE).<ref name=List>Great Britain. India Office {{google books|b2NPAAAAMAAJ|The India List and India Office List for 1905|page=145}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Sir Thomas Dennehy | |
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| Born | 1829 County Cork, Ireland (now Republic of Ireland) |
| Died | 1915 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Indian Army |
| Rank | Major general |
| Battles/wars | Sonthal rebellion Indian Rebellion |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE) |
Major-General Sir Thomas Dennehy KCIE (1829–1915), born in County Cork, Ireland and educated in Paris, was an administrator in British India.
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, Co. Cork.[1] In January 1896, he was made a Knight Commander of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE).[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rao, C. Hayavadana (1915). The Indian Biographical Dictionary.
- ↑ "No. 27336". The London Gazette. 23 July 1901. p. 4838.
- ↑ Great Britain. India Office The India List and India Office List for 1905, p. 145, at Google Books