Thomas Devereux Pile Explained

Birth Date:27 February 1856
Death Place:London, England
Occupation:Politician
Children:4, including Frederick Alfred Pile
Party:Irish Unionist Alliance
Office1:Lord Mayor of Dublin
Term Start1:1900
Term End1:1901
Predecessor1:Daniel Tallon
Successor1:Timothy Harrington
Office2:Sheriff of Dublin City
Term2:1898

Sir Thomas Devereux Pile, 1st Baronet (27 February 1856 – 17 January 1931) was an Irish politician. He was a member of the Irish Unionist Alliance.

Biography

Thomas Devereux Pile was born on 2 February 1856, the son of Thomas Pile and Anne Poole. He was educated at Wesley College, Dublin.[1] His brother was the noted builder James Philip Pile.[2]

He married Caroline Maude Nicholson on 3 May 1882, and they had four children, including Frederick Alfred Pile.[3]

He was a member of Dublin Corporation for the Fitzwilliam ward, and became the Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1900.[4] As Lord Mayor, he welcomed Queen Victoria to Dublin in 1900 when she came to pay tribute to the Irish troops who fought in the Boer War.[5] He was created 1st Baronet Pile, of Kenilworth House, Rathgar, County Dublin on 24 September 1900. He was the last titled person and last unionist politician to be Lord Mayor of Dublin. He held the office of Sheriff of Dublin City in 1898.[6]

Thomas Devereux Pile died in London on 17 January 1931.[1]

Escutcheon:Azure three piles Argent on a chief Ermine a castle Proper between two harps Or.
Crest:On a crest coronet Or charged with a cross bourdonée Azure a pelican with wings endorsed and inverted Proper.
Motto:Sine Labe Nota[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Death of Sir Thomas Pile . . 16 . 1931-01-18 . 2023-10-24 . Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: The Building News and Engineering Journal . Office for Publication and Advertisements . 28 March 2024 . en . 1909.
  3. Frederick Pile. 2004. 10.1093/ref:odnb/31549.
  4. Web site: Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2020 . Dublin City Council. June 2020. 23 November 2023.
  5. News: An Irishman's Diary. The Irish Times. 8 January 2007.
  6. News: Freeman's Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1850 – 1932), Saturday 21 May 1898. Freeman's Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1932). 21 May 1898. 5. Trove. 29 June 2021.
  7. Book: Burke's Peerage . 1915 . 1602.