This is a list of people who have served as

Lord Lieutenant A lord-lieutenant ( ) is the British monarch's personal representative in each lieutenancy area of the United Kingdom. Historically, each lieutenant was responsible for organising the county's militia. In 1871, the lieutenant's responsibility ov ...

Louth Louth may refer to: Australia *Hundred of Louth, a cadastral unit in South Australia * Louth, New South Wales, a town * Louth Bay, a bay in South Australia ** Louth Bay, South Australia, a town and locality Canada * Louth, Ontario Ireland * Cou ...

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

Governors

*Oliver Plunkett, 6th Baron Louth (died 1679) * Matthew Plunkett, 7th Baron Louth: 1687–1689 * Viscount Limerick: 1756–1758 * James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Clanbrassil: 1769–1798 (died 1798) *

John Foster, 1st Baron Oriel John Foster, 1st Baron Oriel PC (Ire) (1740 – 23 August 1828) was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer who thrice served as Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland and also served as the last speaker of the Irish House of Commons. Early lif ...

1798–1828 * Thomas Skeffington, 2nd Viscount Ferrard 1805–1831 (jointly until 1828)Salmon
SKEFFINGTON (formerly FOSTER), Hon. Thomas Henry (?1772-1843), of Collon, co. Louth
in ''The History of Parliament 1820–1832''.

Lord Lieutenants

* Patrick Bellew, 1st Baron Bellew 9 December 1831 – 10 December 1866 * John McClintock, 1st Baron Rathdonnell 14 January 1867 – 17 April 1879 *

Clotworthy Skeffington, 11th Viscount Massereene Clotworthy John Eyre Skeffington, 11th Viscount Massereene (9 October 1842 – 26 June 1905) was an Anglo-Irish peer. He was the son of John Skeffington, 10th Viscount Massereene and Olivia Grady. He inherited his father's titles in the Peerage ...

13 November 1879 – March 1898 * George Bellew-Bryan, 4th Baron Bellew 14 March 1898 – 15 July 1911 * Sir Alan Bellingham, 4th Baronet 4 November 1911 – 9 June 1921 * Sir Edward Bellingham, 5th Baronet 22 July 1921 – 1922

References

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