Lord Lieutenant of Cavan

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.

Governors

Lord Lieutenants

The 2nd Marquess of Headfort: 17 October 1831 – 6 December 1870
The 1st Baron Lisgar: 3 April 1871 – 6 October 1876
The 6th Earl of Lanesborough: 18 December 1876 – July 1900
The 10th Baron Farnham: 18 July 1900 – 22 November 1900
Colonel The Rt Hon. E.J. Saunderson, P.C., M.P.: 21 December 1900 – 21 October 1906
The Rt Hon. Thomas Lough, P.C., M.P.: 15 March 1907 – 11 January 1922

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References

Sainty, J. C. "Lieutenants and Lords-Lieutenants (Ireland) 1831-2005". Archived from the original on 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2008-06-07.

G. E. C., ed. Vicary Gibbs, The Complete Peerage, vol. I (1910) p. 174, n. (b).
Beatson's Political Index (1806) vol. III, p. 371.
David R. Fisher and Stephen Farrell, BARRY, John Maxwell (1767-1838), of Newtownbarry, co. Wexford in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832 (2009),

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[1] G. E. C., ed. Vicary Gibbs, The Complete Peerage, vol. I (1910) p. 174, n. (b).

[Beatson-2] Beatson's Political Index (1806) vol. III, p. 371.

[3] David R. Fisher and Stephen Farrell, BARRY, John Maxwell (1767-1838), of Newtownbarry, co. Wexford in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832 (2009),