This is a list of those who have held the post of
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 ...
of
County Dublin
"Action to match our speech"
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There were lieutenants of counties in Ireland until the reign of
James II, when they were renamed governors. The office of Lord Lieutenant was recreated on 23 August 1831. There was also a separate
Lord Lieutenant of the City of Dublin. The title is pronounced as 'Lord ''Lef''-tenant'.
Governors
*
Nicholas Barnewall, 1st Viscount Barnewall
Nicholas Barnewall, 1st Viscount Barnewall (1592 – 20 August 1663) of Turvey, County Dublin, was an Irish landowner and politician.
Family history
After the subjection of Ireland in the time of Henry II, Michael de Berneval, who served under R ...
: 1641– (died 1663)
* Edward Brabazon, 4th Earl of Meath: 1699–
[ ] (died 1707)
*
Chaworth Brabazon, 6th Earl of Meath: (died 1763)
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* ]Luke Gardiner, 1st Viscount Mountjoy
Luke Gardiner, 1st Viscount Mountjoy Privy Council of Ireland, PC (Ire) (7 February 1745 – 5 June 1798) was an Irish landowner and politician.
Biography
He was the son of Charles Gardiner by his wife Florinda, daughter of Robert Norman. His s ...
: (died 1798)
* Thomas St Lawrence, 1st Earl of Howth
Thomas St Lawrence, 1st Earl of Howth (10 May 1730 – 29 September 1801) was Anglo-Irish peer and lawyer.
Howth was the eldest son of William St Lawrence, 14th Baron Howth and Lucy Gorges, daughter of General Richard Gorges and his first wife Nic ...
: (died 1801)
* Henry Lawes Luttrell, 2nd Earl of Carhampton
General Henry Lawes Luttrell, 2nd Earl of Carhampton PC (7 August 1743 – 25 April 1821) was an Anglo-Irish politician and soldier. He was the son of Simon Luttrell, 1st Earl of Carhampton and brother-in-law of Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland ...
: 1792–1821
* George Vesey: 1803 –1831[''The Royal Kalendar'' for 1831]
p. 389
* Hans Hamilton
Hans Hamilton ( – 22 December 1822) was an Anglo-Irish Member of Parliament.
Hamilton sat for County Dublin in the Irish House of Commons from 1798 until the Act of Union in 1801 and was then appointed High Sheriff of County Dublin for 1803â ...
: 1813–1822
* Thomas White –1831 : [
* ]Sir Compton Domvile, 1st Baronet
Sir Compton Domvile, 1st Baronet (c. 1775 – 23 February 1857) of Templeogue and Santry House, County Dublin, was an Irish Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom parliament and Governor of County Dublin.
Life
He was born the eldest son of Ch ...
: 1822[R. G. Thorne]
DOMVILE, Sir Compton, 1st Bt. (c.1775-1857), of Templeogue and Santry House, co. Dublin.
in ''The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820'' (1986).–1831[
]
Lord Lieutenants
* The 10th Earl of Meath: 7 October 1831 – 15 March 1851
* The 3rd Earl of Howth: 7 April 1851 – 4 February 1874
* The 4th Viscount Monck: 9 March 1874 – August 1892
* The 1st Baron HolmPatrick: 11 August 1892 – 6 March 1898
* The 13th Earl of Meath: 12 May 1898 – 1922
References
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Lord Lieutenants
Former lieutenancies of Ireland
Lord Lieutenants
County Dublin, Lord Lieutenants
Lord Lieutenants
Lord Lieutenants
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