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This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Cavan .
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, and is pronounced as 'Lord Lef-tenant'. The Lord Lieutenant also acted as Custos Rotulorum for the county.
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John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough, PC, known as Viscount Duncannon from 1793 to 1844, was a British Whig politician. He was notably Home Secretary in 1834 and served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland between 1846 and 1847, the first years of the Great Famine.
Baron Farnham, of Farnham in the County of Cavan, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1756 for John Maxwell, who had previously represented Cavan Borough in the Irish House of Commons. John Maxwell's son, the second Baron, was created Viscount Farnham in 1760 and Earl of Farnham in 1763. Both titles were in the Peerage of Ireland but became extinct when he died childless in 1779. His brother and successor, the third Baron, was again created Viscount Farnham in 1781 and Earl of Farnham in 1785. These titles were also in the Peerage of Ireland. His son, the second Earl, sat in the House of Lords as an Irish representative peer from 1816 to 1823. However, he had no children and on his death in 1823 the viscountcy and earldom became extinct.
Nathaniel Clements, 2nd Earl of Leitrim, KP PC (Ire), styled The Honourable from 1783 to 1795, and then Viscount Clements to 1804, was an Irish nobleman and politician.
This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of County Roscommon.
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Queen's County.
This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of County Meath, Ireland.
This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of County Clare.
The 1st Regiment of Life Guards was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, part of the Household Cavalry. It was formed in 1788 by the union of the 1st Troop of Horse Guards and 1st Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards. In 1922, it was amalgamated with the 2nd Life Guards to form The Life Guards.
Archibald John Primrose, 4th Earl of Rosebery,, styled Viscount Primrose until 1814, was a British politician.
This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Wexford.
This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Longford.
A list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Antrim, located in Northern Ireland.
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of County Monaghan.
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Louth.
This is a list of people who have held the post of Lord Lieutenant of County Galway.
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Limerick.
The 2nd Regiment of Life Guards was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, part of the Household Cavalry. It was formed in 1788 by the union of the 2nd Troop of Horse Guards and 2nd Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards. In 1922, it was amalgamated with the 1st Life Guards to form The Life Guards.
Arthur Saunders Gore, 2nd Earl of Arran, KP, PC (Ire), styled The Honourable Arthur Gore from 1758 to 1762 and Viscount Sudley from 1762 to 1773, was an Irish peer and politician.
Thomas Knox, 2nd Earl of Ranfurly, styled Viscount Northland between 1831 and 1840, was an Anglo-Irish peer and politician.
Hercules Langford Rowley PC was an Irish politician and landowner.
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