Thomas Ivory

Thomas Ivory (died 1786) was an Irish architect, one of the significant figures in the building of Georgian Dublin. He is often called "Thomas Ivory of Cork", and is to be distinguished from his contemporary Thomas Ivory of Norwich.

Life Said to have been a carpenter's apprentice self-educated, and from Cork, Ivory worked in Dublin under the gunsmith Thomas Truelock (1720-1798), who was later Sheriff of Dublin City in 1774.

He then studied under the draughtsman "Mr Bell Mires" (Jonas Blaymire).

Ivory practised in Dublin, and was appointed master of architectural drawing in the schools of the Royal Dublin Society on Grafton Street in 1759. He held the post till his death, and among his pupils were Henry Aaron Baker, James Hoban and Martin Archer Shee. Thomas Roberts was articled to him.

Ivory died in Dublin in December 1786.

He later designed the custom house at Coleraine, County Londonderry which was begun in 1783.