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(Member of Parliament for South Dublin (1892 - 1900) and Writer) Horace Plunkett was a significant figure in Irish agricultural reform and cooperative movements, playing key roles in organizations and government bodies such as the Congested Districts Board for Ireland, the Recess Committee, and the Irish Agricultural Organisation Society. Plunkett served as a Unionist MP in the House of Commons and later as a member of the Seanad Éireann in the Irish Free State Parliament. He was known for advocating Home Rule and working towards unity in Ireland through initiatives like the Irish Dominion League.