This is a list of lords lieutenants of County Down.
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
edit- Bryan Magennis, 5th Viscount Iveagh 1689–1691 (Jacobite)
- Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire –1793
- Robert Stewart, 1st Marquess of Londonderry 1793–1821 [2]
- James Blackwood, 2nd Baron Dufferin and Claneboye: –1831[3]
- Robert Ward: 1805–1831
- Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry: –1831[3]
Lord Lieutenants
edit- Arthur Hill, 3rd Marquess of Downshire: 7 October 1831 – 12 April 1845
- Frederick Stewart, 4th Marquess of Londonderry: 17 May 1845 – 1864
- Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava: 13 April 1864 – 12 February 1902, later Earl of Dufferin and Marquess of Dufferin and Ava
- Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquess of Londonderry: 16 April 1902 – 8 February 1915
- Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry: 8 September 1915 – 11 February 1949
- Francis Needham, 4th Earl of Kilmorey: 2 June 1949 – 1959
- Sir Roland Nugent, 1st Baronet: 10 March 1959 – 18 August 1962
- The 6th Earl of Clanwilliam: 25 September 1962 – 1979
- Colonel William Norman Brann: 2 October 1979 – 1990[4]
- Colonel William Stephen Brownlow: 17 August 1990 – 1996
- Sir William Joseph Hall: 10 October 1996 – 1 August 2009
- David Lindsay:[5] 25 August 2009 – 2021
- Gawn William Rowan Hamilton: 12 May 2021 – present
Deputy lieutenants
editA deputy lieutenant of County Down is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of County Down. Deputy lieutenants support the work of the lord-lieutenant. There can be several deputy lieutenants at any time, depending on the population of the county. Their appointment does not terminate with the changing of the lord-lieutenant, but they usually retire at age 75.
21st Century
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b The Royal Kalendar for 1831, p. 389.
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 5 October 1979 Issue:3730 Page:809
- ^ number10.gov.uk Archived 27 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Deputy Lieutenant Commissions". 28 May 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Deputy Lieutenant Commissions". 9 September 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Deputy Lieutenant Commissions". 9 September 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- Sainty, J. C. "Lieutenants and Lords-Lieutenants (Ireland) 1831-2005". Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
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