Thom's Irish Who's Who/MacDonnell, Baron of Swinford

MacDONNELL, Baron of Swinford (Unit. Kgd., 1908), Anthony Patrick MacDonnell, P.C. (Gt. Brit., 1902), P.C. (Irld., 1903), G.C.S.I. (1897), K.C.S.I. (1893), C.S.I. (1888), K.C.V.O. (1903), D.C.L. (Oxon.), D.Litt., M.A., Queen's College, Galway; successively Secretary to Government of Bengal and of Bengal Legislative Council, and Sec. to Government of India in Home Department: officiated as Chief Commr. in Burmah, 1889; and as Lieut.-Gov. of Bengal, 1893: Chief Commr. of Central Provinces, 1891-95; and a Member of Council of Viceroy of India, 1893-5; Lieut.-Gov. of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, 1895-1901; Under-Secretary to Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1902-08; son of late Mark G. MacDonnell, Esq., of Shragh. Co. Mayo; b. 1844; m. 1878, Henrietta, dau. of late Ewen MacDonnell (Keppoch), and has issue one dau. Res.: 3 Buckingham Gate, London, S.W, Clubs: Reform, London, S.W.; Stephen's Green, Dublin.