Name Thomas Earl | Died May 9, 1997 | |
Thomas FitzGerald, Earl of Offaly (12 January 1974 – 9 May 1997), styled The Hon. Thomas FitzGerald before 1976 and as Earl of Offaly between 1976 and 1997 was the only son of Maurice FitzGerald, Marquess of Kildare (now 9th Duke of Leinster).
In 1997 Tom was killed in a car accident in Ireland. A fund for dyslexics (the T.O.M. Fund) was established in his memory.
The Earl of Offaly is buried in the churchyard of All Saints' Church, Sutton Courtenay.
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