This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Kerry.
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 incorporated the previous position of Custos Rotulorum of Kerry.
Governors
edit- Charles Wilmot, 1st Viscount Wilmot: 1605–>1615 [2]
- Maurice Crosbie, 1st Baron Brandon: 1747–1753
- Francis Thomas-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Earl of Kerry[3]
- John Crosbie, 2nd Earl of Glandore: 1790–1815
- James Crosbie: 1803–1831[4]
Lord Lieutenants
edit- The 2nd Earl of Kenmare: 7 October 1831 – 31 October 1853
- Henry Arthur Herbert: 22 November 1854 – 26 February 1866
- The 4th Earl of Kenmare: 24 March 1866 – 9 February 1905
- The 5th Earl of Kenmare: 4 May 1905 – 1922
References
edit- Sainty, J. C. "Lieutenants and Lords-Lieutenants (Ireland) 1831-2005". Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
- ^ G. E. C., ed. Vicary Gibbs, The Complete Peerage, vol. I (1910) p. 174, n. (b).
- ^ "WILMOT, Sir Charles (c.1571-bet.1643/4), of Scotland Yard, Westminster". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ Beatson's Political Index (1806) vol. III, p. 372.
- ^ Stephen Farrell, CROSBIE, James (c.1760-1836), of Ballyheigue, co. Kerry in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832 (2009).
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