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Lord-Lieutenant Of County Roscommon
This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of County Roscommon. There were lieutenants of counties in Ireland until the reign of James II of England, James II, when they were renamed governors. The office of Lord Lieutenant was recreated on 23 August 1831. Roscommon was lost to the United Kingdom in 1922 upon the formation of the Irish Free State. Governors * Edward King, 1st Earl of Kingston: 1772–1797 * Maurice Mahon, 1st Baron Hartland (died 1819) * Sir Edward Crofton, 2nd Baronet: 1782–1797 * Charles Dillon, 12th Viscount Dillon:Robert Beatson, Beatson's ''Political Index'' (1806) vol. IIIp. 373 1797–1813 * Thomas Mahon, 2nd Baron Hartland: –1831''The Royal Kalendar'' for 1831p. 389 * Robert King, 1st Viscount Lorton: –1831 * Arthur French, 1st Baron de Freyne, Arthur French: 1821–1831Stephen FarrellFRENCH, Arthur II (?1788-1856), of French Park, co. Roscommonin ''The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832'' (2009). Lord Lieutenants * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Lieutenant
A lord-lieutenant ( ) is the British monarch's personal representative in each lieutenancy area of the United Kingdom. Historically, each lieutenant was responsible for organising the county's militia. In 1871, the lieutenant's responsibility over the local militia was removed. However, it was not until 1921 that they formally lost the right to call upon able-bodied men to fight when needed. Lord-lieutenant is now an honorary titular position usually awarded to a retired notable person in the county. Origins England and Wales Lieutenants were first appointed to a number of English counties by King Henry VIII in the 1540s, when the military functions of the sheriffs were handed over to them. Each lieutenant raised and was responsible for the efficiency of the local militia units of his county, and afterwards of the yeomanry and volunteers. He was commander of these forces, whose officers he appointed. These commissions were originally of temporary duration, and only when the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
