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Lord Lieutenant of Monaghan

This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of County Monaghan.

There were lieutenants of counties in Ireland until the reign of James II, when they were renamed governors.[1] The office of Lord Lieutenant was recreated on 23 August 1831.

Governors

  • Edward Blayney, 1st Baron Blayney 1604– (died 1629)
  • Cadwallader Blayney, 7th Baron Blayney c.1713–
  • Charles Talbot Blayney, 8th Baron Blayney c.1735–
  • William Fortescue, 1st Earl of Clermont:[2] 1775–1806
  • Warner Westenra, 2nd Baron Rossmore: –1831[3]
  • Charles Powell Leslie: 1802–1831[4]

Lord Lieutenants

  • The 2nd Baron Rossmore: 7 October 1831 – 1836
  • The 3rd Baron Rossmore: 13 June 1836 – 6 December 1858
  • Charles Powell Leslie: 1858 – 26 June 1871
  • The 1st Earl of Dartrey: 18 October 1871 – 12 May 1897
  • The 5th Baron Rossmore: 18 June 1897 – 31 January 1921
  • Sir John Leslie, 2nd Bt.: 18 March 1921 – 1922

References

  • Sainty, J. C. "Lieutenants and Lords-Lieutenants (Ireland) 1831-2005". Archived from the original on 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
  1. ^ G. E. C., ed. Vicary Gibbs, The Complete Peerage, vol. I (1910) p. 174, n. (b).
  2. ^ Beatson's Political Index (1806) vol. III, p. 373.
  3. ^ The Royal Kalendar for 1831, p. 389.
  4. ^ Stephen Farrell, LESLIE, Charles Powell (?1767-1831), of Glasslough, co. Monaghan. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832 (2009).


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