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. There were lieutenants of counties in Ireland until the reign of

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, 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 This is a list of those who have held the post of Lord Lieutenant of the City of Dublin, a position created in 1831. The title is pronounced as 'Lord ''Lef''-tenant'. {{DEFAULTSORT:Lords Lieutenant of Dublin Lords Lieutenant Dublin Lord Lieu ...

. The title is pronounced as 'Lord ''Lef''-tenant'.

Governors

* Nicholas Barnewall, 1st Viscount Barnewall: 1641– (died 1663) * Edward Brabazon, 4th Earl of Meath: 1699– (died 1707) *

Chaworth Brabazon, 6th Earl of Meath Chaworth Brabazon, 6th Earl of Meath PC (I) ( 1686 – 14 May 1763), styled Lord Brabazon from 1707 to 1715, was an Anglo-Irish peer. The eldest surviving son of Chambré Brabazon, 5th Earl of Meath and Juliana Chaworth, he sat for Dublin County ...

: (died 1763) *

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: (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 *

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: 1803 –1831''The Royal Kalendar'' for 1831
p. 389
* Hans Hamilton: 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 ...

: 1822R. 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

Lord Lieutenants 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 ...

Former lieutenancies of Ireland

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