viceroy

I think there's only one man without some sort of facial hair.

The Lord Lieutenant in 1914 was Edmond de la Poer. I don't think it is the impressively bearded man who has a more mayoral-looking chain of office.

Tne 'movers and shakers' of their day.

The mayor in 1914 was Richard Power, the name Power is derived from Poer, keep it in the family.

Bwana_Samaki Yep, I was assuming the chain is being worn by Waterford's Lord Mayor, and that the Lord Lieutenant (thank you very much for Edmond de la Poer) might be the gentleman seated in front?

“Edward Cecil Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh, KP, GCVO, FRS (10 November 1847 – 7 October 1927) was an Anglo-Irish businessman and philanthropist. A member of the prominent Guinness family, he was the head of the family's eponymous brewing business, making him the richest man in Ireland”

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Guinness,_1st_Earl_of_Iveagh

Codpiece vital for Fancy Balls.

Suck Diesel Had to look up KP, and GCVO. For those of us equally challenged, they were Knight of the Order of St. Patrick, and a Knight of the Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order.

beachcomber australia Buachaill dána! 😀

An article in the Manchester Courier - Wednesday 15 March 1876 began:

FANCY DRESS BALL AT DUBLIN CASTLE.
The fancy dress ball which took place on Saturday night Dublin Castle, was the first held at the Viceregal Court of Dublin. A children's fancy ball was given by Lord Mulgrave, but it bore no semblance to this splendid pageant. Every one who attended was in fancy dress, with the exception of the Lord Mayor, the judges, and the officers of the garrison. No Court, naval or civil uniform of this century, was allowed.

No mention specifically of these two, but other Jamesons and Guinnesses are namechecked.

Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst Viceroy of India from 1910 to 1916

Here is Hardinge page on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viscount_Hardinge this may be: Henry Charles Hardinge, 3rd Viscount Hardinge of Lahore and Kings Newton1 M, #14480, b. 1 August 1857, d. 30 April 1924 www.thepeerage.com/p1448.htm#i14480

LeoLondon: Thank you for your comment! It does appear based on captions of other images of Hardinge in our collections that you have identified Baron Hardinge correctly. He was a British diplomat and lived from 1858 to 1944. We will add a bit more information when we update the record. Harry Angstrom: This Hardinge is in fact Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst, 1858-1944. Other captioned photos of him in our non-digitized holdings confirm his identity. Thank you for your comment as well!

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