This is a list of people who 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 ...

County Roscommon County Roscommon () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is part of the province of Connacht and the Northern and Western Region. It is the List of Irish counties by area, 11th largest Irish county by area and Li ...

. 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.

Roscommon Roscommon (; ; ) is the county town and the largest town in County Roscommon in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is roughly in the centre of Ireland, near the meeting of the N60 road (Ireland), N60, N61 road (Ireland), N61 and N63 road (Irelan ...

was lost to the

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in 1922 upon the formation of the

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Governors

* Edward King, 1st Earl of Kingston: 1772–1797 *

Maurice Mahon, 1st Baron Hartland Maurice Mahon, 1st Baron Hartland (21 June 1738 – 4 January 1819), was an Irish politician and landowner. He and his sons intermittently represented County Roscommon in the Parliament of Ireland and the United Kingdom Parliament. He was able to ...

(died 1819) *

Sir Edward Crofton, 2nd Baronet Sir Edward Crofton, 2nd Baronet (11 October 1748 – 30 September 1797) was an Irish politician. Crofton was the son of Sir Marcus Lowther-Crofton, 1st Baronet and his wife, Catherine (née Crofton) and succeeded to the baronetcy on the death ...

: 1782–1797 *

Charles Dillon, 12th Viscount Dillon Charles Dillon-Lee, 12th Viscount Dillon, KP, PC (Ire) (1745–1813) conformed to the established religion in 1767 and inherited Ditchley in England from his mother. Birth and origins Charles was born on 6 November 1745 in London. He was ...

: Beatson's ''Political Index'' (1806) vol. III
p. 373
1797–1813 * Thomas Mahon, 2nd Baron Hartland: –1831''The Royal Kalendar'' for 1831
p. 389
*

Robert King, 1st Viscount Lorton General Robert Edward King, 1st Viscount Lorton (12 August 1773 – 20 November 1854), styled The Honourable from 1797 to 1800, was an Anglo-Irish peer and politician. He was notable for his strong support for anti-Catholic policies and his clos ...

: –1831 * Arthur French: 1821–1831Stephen Farrell
FRENCH, Arthur II (?1788-1856), of French Park, co. Roscommon
in ''

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: the House of Commons 1820-1832'' (2009).

Lord Lieutenants

* The 1st Viscount Lorton: 7 October 1831 – 20 November 1854 * The 1st Baron de Freyne: 18 December 1854 – 29 September 1856 *

Edward King Tenison Edward King Tenison (21 January 1805 – 19 June 1878) was an Irish Whig and Liberal politician and photographer. Early life and family Born in 1805 at Kilronan Castle, King Tenison was the son of Thomas Tenison and Lady Frances King. He was ...

: 4 December 1856 – 19 June 1878 *

Edward Robert King-Harman Edward Robert King-Harman (3 April 1838 – 10 June 1888) was an Irish landlord and politician. He sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom between 1877 and 1888 as an Irish nationalist, and later Unionist, Member of Parliament. Early ...

: 5 October 1878 – 10 June 1888 * The 8th Earl of Kingston: 25 July 1888 – 13 January 1896 *

Charles Owen O'Conor Charles Owen O'Conor, O'Conor Don PC (Ire) (; 7 May 1838 – 30 June 1906),John P. McCarthyIreland: A Reference Guide from the Renaissance to the Present p. 379 was an Irish politician. Life The eldest son of Denis O'Conor, he was educated at ...

, The

O'Conor Don The O'Conor dynasty (Middle Irish: ''Ó Conchobhair''; Modern ) are an Irish noble dynasty and formerly one of the most influential and distinguished royal dynasties in Ireland. The O'Conor family held the throne of the Kingdom of Connacht up ...

: 5 March 1896 – 30 June 1906 * Denis Charles Joseph O'Conor: 5 September 1906 – 23 February 1917 * William John Talbot: 25 August 1917 – 1922

References

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