A list of the
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 ...
s of
Fermanagh
Historically, Fermanagh ( ga, Fir Manach), as opposed to the modern County Fermanagh, was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland, associated geographically with present-day County Fermanagh. ''Fir Manach'' originally referred to a distinct kin group of al ...
, located
County Fermanagh
County Fermanagh ( ; ) is one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the six counties of Northern Ireland.
The county covers an area of 1,691 km2 (653 sq mi) and has a population of 61,805 a ...
of
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...
, U.K.
The Lord Lieutenant is a ceremonial local government position. 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.
Governors
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Sir John Hume, 2nd Baronet
Sir John Hume, 2nd Baronet, (died 1695), of Castle Hume (previously Tully Castle), was an Irish landowner and baronet in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia.
He was the eldest son of Sir George Hume, 1st Baronet of Castle Hume and the grandson of J ...
: c.1662– (died 1695)
*
Roger Maguire: 1689–1691 (Jacobite)
*
James Corry: 1705– (died 1718)
*
Henry Brooke: 1709– (died 1761)
*
Mervyn Archdall: 1756 –1772
*
William Cole, 1st Earl of Enniskillen
William Willoughby Cole, 1st Earl of Enniskillen (1 March 1736 – 22 May 1803), styled The Honourable from 1760 to 1767, then known as Lord Mountflorence to 1776 and as Viscount Enniskillen to 1789, was an Irish peer and politician.
Enniskille ...
: –1803 (Governor of Enniskillen) (died 1803)
*
Nicholas Hume-Loftus, 2nd Earl of Ely
Nicholas Hume-Loftus, 2nd Earl of Ely (11 September 1738 – 12 November 1769) was an Anglo-Irish peer, briefly styled Viscount Loftus in October 1766.
He represented the constituency of Fethard, County Wexford in the Parliament of Ireland from ...
: 1767–1769
*
John Creighton, 1st Earl Erne
John Creighton, 1st Earl Erne PC (1731 – 15 September 1828), known as The Lord Erne between 1772 and 1781 and as The Viscount Erne between 1781 and 1789, was an Irish peer and politician.
Erne was the eldest surviving son of Abraham Creighton, ...
: 1772–1828
*
Charles Loftus, 1st Marquess of Ely
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ...
: –1806 (died 1806)
* Sir John Caldwell, 5th Baronet: 1793– (died 1830)
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Mervyn Archdall: 1813
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ARCHDALL, Mervyn II (1763-1839), of Castle Archdall, Enniskillen, co. Fermanagh.
in ''History of Parliament 1790–1820''.–1831
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* ]John Cole, 2nd Earl of Enniskillen
John Willoughby Cole, 2nd Earl of Enniskillen KP (23 March 1768 – 31 March 1840), styled Viscount Cole from 1789 to 1803, was an Irish peer and Member of Parliament.
Life
Cole was the son of William Willoughby Cole, 1st Earl of Enniskille ...
: –1831[''The Royal Kalendar'' for 1831]
p. 389
* John Loftus, 2nd Marquess of Ely
John Loftus, 2nd Marquess of Ely KP (15 February 1770 – 26 September 1845), styled The Honourable John Loftus from 1785 to 1794 and Viscount Loftus from 1794 to 1806, was a British peer in both the Irish and British peerages.
Life
He was the ...
: –1831[
* The Hon. John Creighton: 1830–1831][
]
Lord Lieutenants
*John Willoughby Cole, 2nd Earl of Enniskillen
John Willoughby Cole, 2nd Earl of Enniskillen KP (23 March 1768 – 31 March 1840), styled Viscount Cole from 1789 to 1803, was an Irish peer and Member of Parliament.
Life
Cole was the son of William Willoughby Cole, 1st Earl of Enniskille ...
: 17 October 1831 – 31 March 1840
*John Crichton, 3rd Earl Erne
John Crichton, 3rd Earl Erne, KP (30 July 1802 – 3 October 1885), was an Anglo-Irish peer and politician.
Early life
He was the eldest son of Lt.-Col. Hon. John Creighton, Governor of Hurst Castle and the former Jane Weldon (a daughter of Wa ...
: April 1840 – 3 October 1885
*John Crichton, 4th Earl Ernee
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Second ...
: 1885 – 2 December 1914
*John Ernest Francis Collum
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Second ...
: 31 March 1915 – 1948
* 5th Earl of Enniskillen: 25 September 1948 – 19 February 1963
*Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough
Basil Stanlake Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough, (9 June 1888 – 18 August 1973), styled Sir Basil Brooke, 5th Baronet between 1907 and 1952, was an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician and paramilitary leader who became the third Prime M ...
: 26 April 1963 – February 1969
*''vacant''
*Major-General
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Thomas Scott Thomas Scott may refer to:
Australia
* Thomas Hobbes Scott (1783–1860), Anglican clergyman and first Archdeacon of New South Wales
* Thomas Scott (Australian politician) (1865–1946), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
* Thomas Sco ...
: 17 June 1971 – 30 July 1976
*Robert Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster
Lieutenant-Colonel Robert George Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster, (24 April 1910 – 19 February 1979) was a British soldier, landowner, businessman and politician. In the 1970s he was the richest man in Britain.
Background and early life ...
: 7 February 1977 – 19 February 1979
*Viola Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster
Viola Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster (10 June 1912 – 3 May 1987) was a British aristocrat who was the wife of Robert Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster, the mother of Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster and the grandmother of Hugh Grosv ...
: 20 August 1979 – 1986
*Henry Crichton, 6th Earl Erne
Henry George Victor John Crichton, 6th Earl Erne, KCVO (9 July 1937 – 23 December 2015), was an Anglo-Irish peer and a Lord Lieutenant of Fermanagh. He was known to his family and friends as Harry Erne.
Biography
Lord Erne was the eldest son ...
: 20 August 1986 – July 2012
*Alan Brooke, 3rd Viscount Brookeborough
Alan Henry Brooke, 3rd Viscount Brookeborough, (born 30 June 1952), is a Northern Irish peer and landowner. He is one of the 92 hereditary peers who remain in the House of Lords; he sits as a crossbencher. He is the current Lord Lieutenant of F ...
: 2 July 2012 – present
Deputy lieutenant of Fermanagh
A deputy lieutenant of Fermanagh is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Fermanagh. 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
*5 May 2000: Mary Blake
*5 May 2000: Melanie Little
*5 May 2000: Jane Styles
*5 May 2000: Rosemary Wilkinson
See also
*List of lord lieutenants in the United Kingdom
Lord-lieutenants are appointed in England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
Lord-lieutenants
See also
* Lord Lieutenant
* Deputy Lieutenant
* Ceremonial counties of England
*Lieutenancy areas of Scotland
*Preserved counties of Wales ...
References
External links
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History of County Fermanagh
People from County Fermanagh
Politics of County Fermanagh
Fermanagh
Historically, Fermanagh ( ga, Fir Manach), as opposed to the modern County Fermanagh, was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland, associated geographically with present-day County Fermanagh. ''Fir Manach'' originally referred to a distinct kin group of al ...