Lord Lieutenant of King's County

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This is a list of those who have served as Lord Lieutenant of King's County .

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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.

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References

  1. ↑ G. E. C., ed. Vicary Gibbs, The Complete Peerage , vol. I (1910) p. 174, n. (b).
  2. ↑ E. M. Johnston-Liik, History of the Irish Parliament 1692–1800, vol. V (2002) p. 292.
  3. ↑ Beatson's Political Index (1806) vol. III, p. 372.
  4. ↑ Arthur Aspinall, PARSONS, Sir Lawrence, 5th Bt. (1758-1841), of Parsonstown, King's Co. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).
  5. 1 2 The Royal Kalendar for 1831, p. 389.
  6. ↑ Burke's Irish Family Records, p. 723.
  7. ↑ P. J. Jupp, BERNARD, Thomas (?1769-1834), of Castle Bernard, King's Co. in The History of Parliament 1790–1820.


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