Lord Lieutenant of King's County

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

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

Charles Moore, 6th Earl of Drogheda, 1752–1784;[2] again in 1805[3]
Lawrence Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse, 1792[4]–1831[5]
Henry Peisley L'Estrange[6] –1831
Thomas Bernard, 1828[7]–1831[5]

Lord Lieutenants

William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, 7 October 1831 – 31 October 1867
Thomas Bernard, 17 December 1867 – 13 December 1883
Francis Travers Dames-Longworth, 20 March 1883 – 1892
Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse, 13 June 1892 – 29 August 1908
William Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse, 5 February 1909 – 10 June 1918
Edward John Beaumont-Nesbitt, 3 September 1918 – 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).
E. M. Johnston-Liik, History of the Irish Parliament 1692–1800, vol. V (2002) p. 292.
Beatson's Political Index (1806) vol. III, p. 372.
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).
The Royal Kalendar for 1831, p. 389.
Burke's Irish Family Records, p. 723.
P. J. Jupp, BERNARD, Thomas (?1769-1834), of Castle Bernard, King's Co. in The History of Parliament 1790–1820.

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[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.

[Beatson-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).

[RK1831-5] 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.