Thomas Dunne (Lord Lieutenant)

Sir Thomas Raymond Dunne, KG, KCVO, JP (born 24 October 1933)[1] was the Lord Lieutenant of Hereford and Worcester from 1977, then (after the historic counties were restored) from 1998 the Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire until 2001 and the Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire until 2008.

Biography

Sir Thomas was born in 1933, the son of Philip Russell Rendel Dunne, a military officer and politician. He was educated at Eton College and at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He married Henrietta Rose Crawley, daughter of Cosmo Stafford Crawley.

He was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Hereford and Worcester in 1977, three years after the administrative counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire were merged to form Hereford and Worcester. In 1995, he was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order. In 1998, Hereford and Worcester reverted to its original counties, and Sir Thomas became Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire and Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire.[2] He retired from the latter on 31 July 2001. He is Chairman of the Lord Lieutenants Association. In 2008, he was made a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter.[3]

Family

Sir Thomas is the father of:[4]

Arms
Coat of arms of Thomas Dunne
Notes
Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter since 2008.
Crest
Upon a helm with a wreath of the colours, a rose Or the stalk Sable entwining and encircling a cluster of snakes' heads upwards Or'.
Torse
Mantling Or and Sable.
Escutcheon
Sable a wolf rampant holding between the forepaws a bottle Or the label Sable on a chief dancetty of three points downwards Or two pears bendwise slipped and leaved Sable.
Orders
The Order of the Garter circlet.[6]
Banner
The banner of Sir Thomas Dunne's arms used as knight of the Garter depicted at St George's Chapel.

References
  1. Birthdays: 23 October, The Independent, 23 October 1999.
  2. Lord-Lieutenants of Counties (England & Wales) 1974- Archived 2012-09-07 at archive.today, Institute of Historical Research, September 2005.
  3. Top honour for Sir Thomas, Hereford Times, 23 April 2008.
  4. The Peerage, entry for Sir Thomas Dunne
  5. The Peerage, entry for Hon Rupert Soames
  6. The Friends of St. George's & Descendants of the Knights of the Garter Annual Review 2007/08, vol. VIII, 2008, p. 479
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