Lord Lieutenant of Waterford

This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of County Waterford .

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.

Governors

• George Beresford, 1st Marquess of Waterford: 1766–1800 ^[2]
• Henry Beresford, 2nd Marquess of Waterford ^[3] 1801–1826
• Lord George Beresford: 1826–1831 ^[4]

Lord Lieutenants

• Henry Villiers-Stuart, 1st Baron Stuart de Decies: 17 October 1831 – 23 January 1874
• Sir Richard Musgrave, 4th Baronet: 9 March 1874 – 8 July 1874
• John Beresford, 5th Marquess of Waterford: 19 August 1874 – 23 October 1895
• Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire: 7 December 1895 – 24 March 1908
• Henry Villiers-Stuart 7 July 1908 – 8 September 1908
• Edmond de la Poer 5 February 1909 – 30 August 1915
• John de la Poer 22 December 1915 – 1922

References

• Sainty, J. C. "Lieutenants and Lords-Lieutenants (Ireland) 1831-2005" . Retrieved 7 June 2008.

1. G. E. C., ed. Vicary Gibbs, The Complete Peerage , vol. I (1910) p. 174, n. (b).
2. "Irish Counties". worldleadersindex.org.
3. Beatson's Political Index (1806) vol. III, p. 373.
4. The Royal Kalendar for 1831, p. 389.