Deane, Thomas Newenham 1827 - 1899

Thomas Newenham Deane [also known as Sir Thomas Newenham Deane] was born in Dundanion, Co. Cork, Ireland on 15 June 1828 and was the son of the architect Thomas Deane (1792-1871).  After studying at Trinity College, Dublin from 1845 to 1849, he trained as an architect in his father's office in Cork. In 1851, with his father and Benjamin Woodward (1815-1861), he formed the partnership Sir Thomas Deane Knt., Son and Woodward [commonly known as Deane, Son & Woodward or as Deane & Woodward].  In 1853 the practice opened an office in Dublin at 3 Upper Merrion Street and in 1855  opened an office in London. They closed the Cork office in c.1857. From 1853, Deane & Woodward was effectively run by Woodward and T. N. Deane. It would appear that T. N. Deane ran the Dublin office while Woodward was more involved in the London office, and in managing projects in England.

Although the partnership came to an end following the death of Woodward in 1861, the original name of the firm was retained until 1871. T. N. Deane then practised alone until    I878 [or 1884 - sources differ] when he took his son, Thomas Manly Deane (1851-1933), into partnership.

T. H. Deane was elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1863 and a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Architects in Ireland (RIAI) in 1866. He was Vice-President of the RIAI in 1870-71. He was appointed the first Superintendent of National Monuments in 1875 and Architect to Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin in 1878. He was knighted in 1890

In addition to his work as an architect, T. H. Deane was also a painter and in 1861 was elected an Associate of the Royal Hibernian Academy, where he frequently exhibited, and played an important role in promoting the arts in Ireland. He died at at 37 Stephen's Green, Dublin on 8 November 1899.