The office of
chief governor of Ireland existed under various names from the 12th-century
Anglo-Norman invasion to the creation of the
Irish Free State
The Irish Free State (6 December 192229 December 1937), also known by its Irish-language, Irish name ( , ), was a State (polity), state established in December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921. The treaty ended the three-ye ...
on 6 December 1922. Common names were (Chief) justiciar (13th–14th centuries); (King's) lieutenant (14th–16th century); (Lord) Deputy (15th–17th centuries), and Lord Lieutenant (standard after 1690). The unofficial term Viceroy was also common.
Reasons for difficulty in stating terms of office include that many left the office empty for a period (sometimes to return to the
Court of St. James's, sometimes to return to their British estates) before either being replaced or returning. There is difficulty in getting clear information before 1529; in the earlier years, there were frequent long vacancies, during which a
Lord Deputy or Lord Justice would act as chief governor. The
Irish Act of Union merged the
Kingdom of Ireland
The Kingdom of Ireland (; , ) was a dependent territory of Kingdom of England, England and then of Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain from 1542 to the end of 1800. It was ruled by the monarchs of England and then List of British monarchs ...
with the
Kingdom of Great Britain
Great Britain, also known as the Kingdom of Great Britain, was a sovereign state in Western Europe from 1707 to the end of 1800. The state was created by the 1706 Treaty of Union and ratified by the Acts of Union 1707, which united the Kingd ...
to form the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the union of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into one sovereign state, established by the Acts of Union 1800, Acts of Union in 1801. It continued in this form until ...
. The new United Kingdom came into being on 1 January 1801 resulting in the disappearance of the separate
Irish Parliament: Though many expected the office of Lord Lieutenant to be abolished, it survived. Periodic debates throughout the nineteenth century erupt over whether it should be replaced by a 'Secretary of State for Ireland'. The office of
Chief Secretary for Ireland
The Chief Secretary for Ireland was a key political office in the British Dublin Castle administration, administration in Ireland. Nominally subordinate to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Lord Lieutenant, and officially the "Chief Secretar ...
(in effect number two in Irish government ranking) grew in importance, with the Lord Lieutenant gradually reduced to a largely though not completely ceremonial role.
The office was replaced by the
Governor-General of the Irish Free State
The governor-general of the Irish Free State () was the official representative of the sovereign of the Irish Free State from 1922 to 1936. By convention, the office was largely ceremonial. Nonetheless, it was controversial, as many Irish Nat ...
. In
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ; ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It has been #Descriptions, variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares Repub ...
the position was replaced by that of
Governor of Northern Ireland
The governor of Northern Ireland was the principal officer and representative in Northern Ireland of the British monarch. The office was established on 9 December 1922 and abolished on 18 July 1973.
Overview
The office of Governor of Northern I ...
.
Medieval
''Source'':
Under the House of Anjou
*
Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath
Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath, 4th Baron Lacy (; before 1135 – 25 July 1186), was an Anglo-Normans, Anglo-Norman landowner and royal office-holder. He had substantial land holdings in Herefordshire and Shropshire. Following his participation in ...
: 1172–73
*
William FitzAldelm: 1173
*
Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
Richard de Clare (c. 1130 – 20 April 1176), the second Earl of Pembroke, also Lord of Leinster and Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, Justiciar of Ireland (sometimes known as Richard FitzGilbert), was an Anglo-Norman nobleman notable for his leadi ...
(Strongbow): 1173–1176
*
William FitzAldelm: 1176–1177
* Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath: 1177–1181
*
John fitz Richard, Baron of Halton, Constable of Chester and
Richard Peche,
Bishop of Lichfield, jointly: 1181
* Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath and
Hubert Walter,
Bishop of Salisbury
The Bishop of Salisbury is the Ordinary (officer), ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Salisbury in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers much of the counties of Wiltshire and Dorset. The Episcopal see, see is in the Salisbur ...
, jointly: (1181–1184)
* Philip de Worcester: 1184–1185
*
John de Courcy: 1185–1192
* William le Petit &
Walter de Lacy, Lord of Meath: 1192–1194
* Walter de Lacy, Lord of Meath & John de Courcy: 1194–1195
* Hamo de Valognes: 1195–1198
*
Meiler Fitzhenry
Meiler FitzHenry (sometimes spelled Meilyr; died 1220) was a Cambro-Norman nobleman and Lord Chief Justice of Ireland during the Lordship of Ireland.
Background and early life
Meilyr FitzHenry was the son of Henry FitzHenry, an illegitimate s ...
: 1198–1208
*
John de Gray,
Bishop of Norwich
The Bishop of Norwich is the Ordinary (Catholic Church), ordinary of the Church of England Anglican Diocese of Norwich, Diocese of Norwich in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers most of the county of Norfolk and part of Suffolk. Th ...
: 1208–1213
* William le Petit 1211: (during John's absence)
*
Henry de Loundres
Henry de Loundres (died 1228 in Ireland, 1228) was an Anglo-Normans, Anglo-Norman churchman who was Archbishop of Dublin (Roman Catholic), Archbishop of Dublin from 1213 in Ireland, 1213 to 1228. He was an influential figure in the reign of John ...
,
Archbishop of Dublin
The Archbishop of Dublin () is an Episcopal polity, archiepiscopal title which takes its name from Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Since the Reformation in Ireland, Reformation, there have been parallel apostolic successions to the title: ...
: 1213–1215
*
Geoffrey de Marisco: 1215–1221
Under the House of Plantagenet
*
Henry de Loundres
Henry de Loundres (died 1228 in Ireland, 1228) was an Anglo-Normans, Anglo-Norman churchman who was Archbishop of Dublin (Roman Catholic), Archbishop of Dublin from 1213 in Ireland, 1213 to 1228. He was an influential figure in the reign of John ...
,
Archbishop of Dublin
The Archbishop of Dublin () is an Episcopal polity, archiepiscopal title which takes its name from Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Since the Reformation in Ireland, Reformation, there have been parallel apostolic successions to the title: ...
: 1221–1224
*
William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke: 1224–1226
*
Geoffrey de Marisco: 1226–1228
*
Richard Mor de Burgh: 1228–1232
*
Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent
Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent ( , ; – before 5 May 1243) was an English nobleman who served as Justiciar, Chief Justiciar of England (1215–1232) and Chief governor of Ireland, Justiciar of Ireland (1232) during the reigns of King John, K ...
: 1232 (held the office formally, but never came to Ireland)
*
Maurice FitzGerald, 2nd Lord of Offaly: 1232–1245
* Sir
John Fitz Geoffrey: 1246–1256
* Sir Richard de la Rochelle: 1256
*
Alan de la Zouche: 1256–1258
*
Stephen Longespée: 1258–1260
* William Dean: 1260–1261
* Sir Richard de la Rochelle: 1261–1266
* David de Barry: 1266–1268
* Robert d'Ufford: 1268–1270
*
James de Audley: 1270–1272
*
Maurice Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald: 1272–1273
*
Geoffrey de Geneville: 1273–1276
* Sir Robert D'Ufford: 1276–1281
*
Stephen de Fulbourn
Stephen de Fulbourn (died 3 July 1288) was an English-born cleric and politician in thirteenth-century Ireland: he was Justiciar of Ireland, and Archbishop of Tuam 1286–88. He was a member of the Order of Knights Hospitallers.
Biography
A nati ...
,
Archbishop of Tuam
The Archbishop of Tuam ( ; ) is an Episcopal polity, archbishop which takes its name after the town of Tuam in County Galway, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1839, and is still in use by the Cathol ...
: 1281–1288
*
John de Sandford,
Archbishop of Dublin
The Archbishop of Dublin () is an Episcopal polity, archiepiscopal title which takes its name from Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Since the Reformation in Ireland, Reformation, there have been parallel apostolic successions to the title: ...
: 1288–1290
* Sir
Guillaume de Vesci: 1290–1294
* Sir
Walter de la Haye: 1294
*
William fitz Roger, prior of Kilmainham: 1294
* Guillaume D'Ardingselles: 1294–1295
*
Thomas Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald: 1295
* Sir
John Wogan: 1295–1308
*
Edmund Butler: 1304–1305 (while Wogan was in Scotland)
*
Piers Gaveston
Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall ( – 19 June 1312) was an English nobleman of Gascon origin, and the favourite of Edward II of England.
At a young age, Gaveston made a good impression on King Edward I, who assigned him to the househo ...
: 1308–1309
* Sir John Wogan: 1309–1312
*
Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick: 1312–1314
*
Theobald de Verdun, 2nd Baron Verdun: 1314–1315
* Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick: 1315–1318
*
Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March: 1317–1318
*
William FitzJohn,
Archbishop of Cashel: 1318
*
Alexander de Bicknor, Archbishop of Dublin: 1318–19
* Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March: 1319–1320
*
Thomas FitzGerald, 2nd Earl of Kildare: 1320–1321
* Sir Ralph de Gorges: 1321 (appointment ineffective)
*
John de Bermingham, 1st Earl of Louth: 1321–1324
*
John D'Arcy: 1324–1327
* Thomas FitzGerald, 2nd Earl of Kildare: 1327–1328
*
Roger Utlagh: 1328–1329
* John D'Arcy: 1329–1331
*
William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster: 1331–1331
*
Anthony de Lucy: 1331–1332
* John D'Arcy: 1332–1338 (Lords Deputy: Sir Thomas de Burgh: 1333–1337 and Sir John Charlton: 1337–1338)
*
Thomas Charleton,
Bishop of Hereford: 1338–1340
*
Roger Utlagh: 1340
* Sir John d'Arcy: 1340–1344 (Lord Deputy: Sir
John Morice (or Moriz))
* Sir Raoul d'Ufford: 1344–1346 (died in office in April 1346)
* Roger Darcy: 1346
* Sir John Moriz, or Morice: 1346–1346
* Sir
Walter de Bermingham: 1346–1347
*
John L'Archers, Prior of Kilmainham: 1347–1348
* Sir Walter de Bermingham: 1348–1349
* John, Lord Carew: 1349
* Sir
Thomas de Rokeby: 1349–1355
*
Maurice FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Kildare: 1355–1355
*
Maurice FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Desmond: 1355–1356
* Maurice FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Kildare: 1356
* Sir Thomas de Rokeby: 1356–1357
* John de Boulton: 1357
* Maurice FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Kildare: 1357
* Almaric de St. Amaud, Lord Gormanston: 1357–1359
*
James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond: 1359–1360
* Maurice FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Kildare: 1361
*
Lionel of Antwerp, 5th
Earl of Ulster (later
Duke of Clarence): 1361–1364
* James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond: 1364–1365
* Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence: 1365–1366
*
Thomas de la Dale: 1366–1367
*
Gerald FitzGerald, 3rd Earl of Desmond: 1367–1369, a.k.a. Gearóid Iarla
* Sir
William de Windsor: 1369–1376
* James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond: 1376–1378
*
Alexander de Balscot and
John de Bromwich: 1378–1380
*
Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March: 1380–1381
*
Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March: 1382 (first term, aged 11, Lord Deputy: Sir
Thomas Mortimer)
* Sir
Philip Courtenay: 1385–1386
*
Robert de Vere, Duke of Ireland: 1386
*
Alexander de Balscot,
Bishop of Meath: 1387–1389
* Sir
John Stanley,
King of Mann: 1389–1391 (first term)
*
James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond: 1391
*
Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester: 1392–1395
* Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March: 1395–1398 (second term)
*
Thomas Holland, Duke of Surrey: 1399
Under the Houses of York and Lancaster
* Sir
John Stanley: 1399–1402 (second term)
*
Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence: 1402–1405 (aged 13)
*
James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond: 1405
*
Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Kildare: 1405–1408
* Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence: 1408–1413
* Sir John Stanley: 1413–1414 (third term)
*
Thomas Cranley,
Archbishop of Dublin
The Archbishop of Dublin () is an Episcopal polity, archiepiscopal title which takes its name from Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Since the Reformation in Ireland, Reformation, there have been parallel apostolic successions to the title: ...
: 1414
*
John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury
John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, 1st Earl of Waterford, 7th Baron Talbot, KG (17 July 1453), known as "Old Talbot" and "Terror of the French" was an English nobleman and a noted military commander during the Hundred Years' War. He was t ...
: 1414–1421 (first term)
*
James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond: 1419–1421 (first term)
*
Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March: 1423–1425
* John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury: 1425 (second term)
* James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond: 1425–1427
* Sir
John Grey: 1427–1428
*
John Sutton, later 1st Lord Dudley: 1428–1429
* Sir Thomas le Strange: 1429–1431
*
Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley: 1431–1436
*
Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles: 1438–1446
* John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury: 1446 (third term)
*
Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York
Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (21 September 1411 – 30 December 1460), also named Richard Plantagenet, was a leading English magnate and claimant to the throne during the Wars of the Roses. He was a member of the ruling House of Plantag ...
: 1447–1460 (Lord Deputy:
Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare
Thomas FitzJohn FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare ( – 25 March 1477), was an Irish peer and statesman of the fifteenth century who held the office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland.
Background
Kildare was the son of John Fitzmaurice FitzGerald, 6t ...
)
*
George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence: 1462–1478 (Lords Deputy:
Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Desmond/Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare)
*
John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk: 1478
*
Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York: 1478–1483 (aged 5. Lord Deputy:
Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare
Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare (born – ), known variously as "Garret the Great" (Gearóid Mór) or "The Great Earl" (An tIarla Mór), was Ireland's premier peer. He served as Lord Deputy of Ireland from 1477 to 1494, and from 1496 u ...
)
*
Edward of Middleham: 1483–1484 (aged 11. Lord Deputy:Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare)
*
John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln: 1484–1485
Under the House of Tudor
*
Jasper Tudor, 1st Duke of Bedford, 1485–1494 (Lord Deputy:
Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare
Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare (born – ), known variously as "Garret the Great" (Gearóid Mór) or "The Great Earl" (An tIarla Mór), was Ireland's premier peer. He served as Lord Deputy of Ireland from 1477 to 1494, and from 1496 u ...
)
*
Henry, Duke of York: 1494–?1519 (Aged 4. Lords Deputy: Sir
Edward Poynings
Sir Edward Poynings Knight of the Garter, KG (1459 – 22 October 1521) was an English soldier, administrator and diplomat, and Lord Deputy of Ireland under King Henry VII of England. Early life
Edward Poynings was the only son of Robert Poyni ...
/Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare/
Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare)
*
Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk: 1519–1523 (Lord Deputy:
Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey
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People
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* Thomas (name)
* Thomas (surname)
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* Thomas the ...
)
Lords Deputy
Under the House of Tudor
*
Piers Butler, Earl of Ossory: 1523–1524
*
Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare: 1524–1529
*
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset
Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset (c. 15 June 1519 – 23 July 1536) was the son of Henry VIII of England and his mistress Elizabeth Blount, and the only child born out of wedlock whom Henry acknowledged. He was the younger ...
: 22 June 1529 (aged 10)
* Sir
William Skeffington: 1529–1532
* Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare: 1532–1534
* Sir William Skeffington: 30 July 1534
*
Leonard Grey, 1st Viscount Grane: 23 February 1536 – 1540 (executed, 1540)
* ''Lords Justices'': 1 April 1540
* Sir
Anthony St Leger: 7 July 1540 (first term)
* Sir
Edward Bellingham: 22 April 1548
* ''Lords Justices'': 27 December 1549
* Sir Anthony St Leger: 4 August 1550 (second term)
* Sir
James Croft: 29 April 1551
* ''Lords Justices'': 6 December 1552
* Sir Anthony St Leger: 1 September 1553 – 1556 (third term)
*
Thomas Radcliffe, Viscount FitzWalter: 27 April 1556
* ''Lords Justices'': 12 December 1558
*
Thomas Radcliffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex
Thomas Radclyffe (or Ratclyffe), 3rd Earl of Sussex Knight of the Garter, KG (c. 15259 June 1583), was Lord Deputy of Ireland during the Tudor dynasty, Tudor period of English history, and a leading courtier during the reign of Elizabeth I.
...
(Lord Deputy): 3 July 1559
* Thomas Radcliffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex (Lord Lieutenant): 6 May 1560
* Sir
Henry Sidney: 13 October 1565
* ''Lord Justice'': 1 April 1571
* Sir
William FitzWilliam: 11 December 1571
* Sir Henry Sidney: 5 August 1575
* ''Lord Justice'': 27 April 1578
*
Arthur Grey, 14th Baron Grey of Wilton: 15 July 1580
* ''Lords Justices'': 14 July 1582
* Sir
John Perrot: 7 January 1584
* Sir William FitzWilliam: 17 February 1588
* Sir
William Russell: 16 May 1594
*
Thomas Burgh, 3rd Baron Burgh: 5 March 1597
* ''Lords Justices'': 29 October 1597
*
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (; 10 November 1565 – 25 February 1601) was an English nobleman and a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I. Politically ambitious, he was placed under house arrest following a poor campaign in Ireland during th ...
12 March 1599
* ''Lords Justices'': 24 September 1599
*
Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy (Lord Deputy): 21 January 1600
Under the House of Stuart
*
Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy (Lord Lieutenant): 25 April 1603
* Sir
Arthur Chichester: 15 October 1604
* Sir
Oliver St John: 2 July 1616
*
Henry Cary, 1st Viscount Falkland: 18 September 1622
* ''Lords Justices'': 8 August 1629
*
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Viscount Wentworth later Earl of Strafford: 3 July 1633 (executed May 1641)
*
Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester (Lord Lieutenant): 14 June 1641
*
James Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde: 13 November 1643 (appointed by the king)
*
Philip Sidney, Viscount Lisle: 9 April 1646 (appointed by parliament, commission expired 15 April 1647)
* James Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde: 30 September 1648 (appointed by the King)
During the Interregnum
*
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English statesman, politician and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in British history. He came to prominence during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, initially ...
(Lord Lieutenant): 22 June 1649
*
Henry Ireton
Henry Ireton (baptised 3 November 1611; died 26 November 1651) was an English general in the Parliamentarian army during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, and a son-in-law of Oliver Cromwell. He died of disease outside Limerick in November 165 ...
(Lord Deputy): 2 July 1650 (d. 20 November 1651)
*
Charles Fleetwood (Lord Deputy): 9 July 1652
*
Henry Cromwell (Lord Deputy): 17 November 1657
* Henry Cromwell (Lord Lieutenant): 6 October 1658, resigned 15 June 1659
*
Edmund Ludlow (Commander-in-Chief): 4 July 1659
Under the House of Stuart
*
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle: June 1660
*
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde
Lieutenant general, Lieutenant-General James FitzThomas Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, Knight of the Garter, KG, Privy Council of England, PC (19 October 1610 – 21 July 1688), was an Anglo-Irish statesman and soldier, known as Earl of Ormond fr ...
: 21 February 1662
*
Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory (Lord Deputy): 7 February 1668
*
John Robartes, 2nd Baron Robartes: 3 May 1669
*
John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton: 4 February 1670
*
Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex: 21 May 1672
*
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde
Lieutenant general, Lieutenant-General James FitzThomas Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, Knight of the Garter, KG, Privy Council of England, PC (19 October 1610 – 21 July 1688), was an Anglo-Irish statesman and soldier, known as Earl of Ormond fr ...
: 24 May 1677
*
Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Arran: 13 April 1682
* James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde: 19 August 1684
* ''Lords Justices'': 24 February 1685
*
Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon: 1 October 1685
*
Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell (Lord Deputy): 8 January 1687
* ''King
James II himself in Ireland'': 12 March 1689 – 4 July 1690
* ''King
William III himself in Ireland'': 14 June 1690
* ''Lords Justices'': 5 September 1690
*
Henry Sydney, 1st Viscount Sydney: 18 March 1692
* ''Lords Justices'': 13 June 1693
*
Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell (Lord Deputy): 9 May 1695
* ''Lords Justices'': 16 May 1696
*
Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester: 28 December 1700
*
James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde: 19 February 1703
*
Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke: 30 April 1707
*
Thomas Wharton, 1st Earl of Wharton: 4 December 1708
* James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde: 26 October 1710
*
Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury: 22 September 1713
Under the House of Hannover
*
Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland: 21 September 1714
* ''Lords Justices'': 6 September 1715
*
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend: 13 February 1717
*
Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton: 27 April 1717
*
Charles Fitzroy, 2nd Duke of Grafton: 18 June 1720
*
John Carteret, Baron Carteret: 6 May 1724
*
Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset
Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset (18 January 168810 October 1765) was a British politician who served as Lord President of the Council from 1745 to 1751. He also twice served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1730 to 1737 and aga ...
: 23 June 1730
*
William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire: 9 April 1737
*
Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield: 8 January 1745
*
William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington: 15 November 1746
* Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset: 15 December 1750
*
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (8 May 1720 – 2 October 1764), styled Lord Cavendish before 1729, and Marquess of Hartington between 1729 and 1755, was a British Whig statesman and nobleman who was briefly nominal Prime Minister of ...
: 2 April 1755
*
John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford
John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford (30 September 17105 January 1771) was a British Whigs (British political party), Whig statesman and peer who served as the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1757 to 1761. A leading member of the Whig party durin ...
: 3 January 1757
*
George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (6 October 1716 – 8 June 1771) was a British statesman of the Georgian era. Due to his success in extending commerce in the Americas, he became known as the "father of the colonies". President of the B ...
: 3 April 1761
*
Hugh Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland: 27 April 1763
*
Thomas Thynne, 3rd Viscount Weymouth: 5 June 1765
*
Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Earl of Hertford: 7 August 1765
*
George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol: 16 October 1766 (did not assume office)
*
George Townshend, 4th Viscount Townshend: 19 August 1767
*
Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt: 29 October 1772
*
John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire: 7 December 1776
*
Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle: 29 November 1780
*
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (14 April 173830 October 1809) was a British Whigs (British political party), Whig and then a Tories (British political party), Tory politician during the late Georgian era. He s ...
: 8 April 1782
*
George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 3rd Earl Temple: 15 August 1782
*
Robert Henley, 2nd Earl of Northington: 3 May 1783
*
Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland
Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland (15 March 175424 October 1787) was a British politician and nobleman, the eldest legitimate son of John Manners, Marquess of Granby. He was styled Lord Roos from 1760 until 1770, and Marquess of Granby from ...
: 12 February 1784
*
George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham: 27 October 1787
*
John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland: 24 October 1789
*
William Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 2nd Earl FitzWilliam: 13 December 1794
*
John Pratt, 2nd Earl Camden: 13 March 1795
*
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis: 14 June 1798
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Under the House of Hannover
*
Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke: 27 April 1801
*
Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis
Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis, (7 March 1754 – 16 May 1839), known as the Lord Clive between 1774 and 1804, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1794 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Clive.
E ...
: 21 November 1805 (did not serve)
*
John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford: 12 March 1806
*
Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond: 11 April 1807
*
Charles Whitworth, 1st Viscount Whitworth: 23 June 1813
*
Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot: 3 October 1817
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Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley: 8 December 1821
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Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey: 27 February 1828
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Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland: 22 January 1829
* Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey: 4 December 1830
* Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley: 12 September 1833
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Thomas Hamilton, 9th Earl of Haddington: 1 January 1835
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Constantine Phipps, 2nd Earl of Mulgrave: 29 April 1835
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Hugh Fortescue, Viscount Ebrington: 13 March 1839
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Thomas de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey
Thomas Philip de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey, 3rd Baron Grantham, 6th Baron Lucas (born Robinson, later Weddell; 8 December 178114 November 1859), styled as The Hon. Thomas Robinson until 1786 and as Lord Grantham from 1786 to 1833, of Wrest Park in ...
: 11 September 1841
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William à Court, 1st Baron Heytesbury: 17 July 1844
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John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough
John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough, Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, PC (31 August 1781 – 16 May 1847), known as Viscount Duncannon from 1793 to 1844, was a British Whig (British political party), Whig politician. He w ...
: 8 July 1846
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George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon: 22 May 1847
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Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton: 1 March 1852
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Edward Eliot, 3rd Earl of St Germans: 5 January 1853
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George Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle: 7 March 1855
* Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton: 8 March 1858
* George Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle: 24 June 1859
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John Wodehouse, 3rd Baron Wodehouse: 1 November 1864
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James Hamilton 2nd Marquess of Abercorn: 13 July 1866
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John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer
John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer (27 October 1835 – 13 August 1910), known as Viscount Althorp from 1845 to 1857 (and also known as the "Red Earl" because of his distinctive long red beard), was a British Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party ...
: 18 December 1868
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James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn: 2 March 1874
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John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough: 11 December 1876
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Francis Cowper, 7th Earl Cowper: 4 May 1880
* John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer: 4 May 1882
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Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon: 27 June 1885
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John Hamilton-Gordon, 7th Earl of Aberdeen: 8 February 1886
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Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquess of Londonderry: 3 August 1886
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Lawrence Dundas, 3rd Earl of Zetland: 30 July 1889
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Robert Offley Ashburton Milnes, 2nd Baron Houghton: 18 August 1892
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George Cadogan, 5th Earl Cadogan: 29 June 1895
Under the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (later Windsor)
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William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley: 11 August 1902
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John Hamilton-Gordon, 7th Earl of Aberdeen: 11 December 1905
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Ivor Guest, 2nd Baron Wimborne: 17 February 1915
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John French, 1st Viscount French: 9 May 1918
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Edmund FitzAlan-Howard, 1st Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent: 27 April 1921
See also
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Lord Deputy of Ireland
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Lord Justices (Ireland)
References
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*List of Lords Lieutenant
Lists of political office-holders in Ireland
Lists of political office-holders in the United Kingdom
List of Lords Lieutenant