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.
Sir Thomas Dennehy | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1829 |
| Died | 1915 |
| Allegiance |  |
| Service/ |  |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Battles/wars | Sonthal rebellion Indian Rebellion |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire |
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]
References
- Rao, C. Hayavadana (1915). The Indian Biographical Dictionary.
- "No. 27336". The London Gazette. 23 July 1901. p. 4838.
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