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The Custos Rotulorum of Longford was the highest civil officer in County Longford.
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The Custos Rotulorum of Longford was the highest civil officer in County Longford.
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For later (post 1831) custodes rotulorum, see Lord Lieutenant of Longford
George Forbes may refer to:
Earl of Granard is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1684 for Arthur Forbes, 1st Viscount Granard. He was a lieutenant-general in the army and served as Marshal of the Army in Ireland after the Restoration and was later Lord Justice of Ireland. He had already succeeded his father as second Baronet of Castle Forbes and been created Baron Clanehugh and Viscount Granard in 1675, also in the Peerage of Ireland. The baronetcy, of Castle Forbes in county Longford, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 29 September 1628 for his father, Arthur Forbes.
Bernard Arthur William Patrick Hastings Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard,, styled Viscount Forbes from 1874 to 1889, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and Liberal politician.
This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Longford.
George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard PC was an Anglo-Irish naval commander and diplomat. He was at the Capture of Gibraltar. He took a very valuable prize ship and was briefly a Governor of the Leeward Islands. He took a role in politics, helping to end Robert Walpole's career, but eventually retired.
Sir Arthur Forbes, 1st Baronet of Castle Forbes, County Longford, Ireland, took part in the Scottish Plantation of Ireland, and died in a duel at Hamburg, Germany. His son was created Earl of Granard.
Arthur Patrick Hastings Forbes, 9th Earl of Granard, AFC, was a British peer.
Newtown Forbes is a large village in County Longford, Ireland. It was historically called Lisbrack, an anglicisation of the Irish name.
George Arthur Hastings Forbes, 7th Earl of Granard KP, styled Viscount Forbes from 1836 to 1837, was an Irish peer and soldier.
Jane Beatrice Forbes, Countess of Granard was an American-born heiress, social leader, and thoroughbred horse racer.
Arthur Forbes, 1st Earl of Granard (1623–1696) was an Irish Royalist soldier of Scottish descent. He held the position Marshal of Ireland, commander of the Royal Irish Army during the reign of Charles II. A supporter of the Glorious Revolution, he fought on the Williamite side during the War of the Two Kings.
George Forbes, 6th Earl of Granard PC (Ire), was an Irish general and peer.
George Forbes, 4th Earl of Granard was an Irish soldier and politician.
The Custos Rotulorum of Westmeath was the highest civil officer in County Westmeath. The position was later combined with that of Lord Lieutenant of Westmeath.
The Custos Rotulorum of County Limerick was the highest civil officer in County Limerick. The position was later combined with that of Lord Lieutenant of Limerick.
Letitia Forbes, Countess of Granard, formerly Letitia Davys, was the wife of George Forbes, 4th Earl of Granard. She was the daughter of Arthur Davys of Hampstead, Dublin, by his wife the former Catherine Stewart, daughter of William Stewart, 1st Viscount Mountjoy.
George John Forbes, Viscount Forbes was an Irish aristocrat who represented County Longford in the House of Commons from 1806 to 1832, and 1833 to his death in 1836.
George Forbes, 5th Earl of Granard PC was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer.
Arthur Forbes, 2nd Earl of Granard, was an Irish soldier and peer.
Peter Arthur Edward Hastings Forbes, 10th Earl of Granard, is an Irish peer.
