This is a list of people who have served as

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

James II James II may refer to: * James II of Avesnes (died c. 1205), knight of the Fourth Crusade * James II of Majorca (died 1311), Lord of Montpellier * James II of Aragon (1267–1327), King of Sicily * James II, Count of La Marche (1370–1438), King C ...

, when they were renamed governors. The office of Lord Lieutenant was recreated on 23 August 1831. The title Lord Lieutenant was always pronounced as 'Lord ''Lef''-tenant'.

Governors

William Bourke, 8th Baron Bourke of Connell William Bourke, 8th Baron Bourke of Connell (died c.1691) was an Irish Jacobite peer. Background Bourke was the son of Thomas Bourke, 7th Baron Bourke of Connell and Margaret Hore. He inherited his father's peerage in 1680. He was appointed L ...

: 1689–1691 (died 1691) * Thomas Southwell, 1st Viscount Southwell: 1762– (died 1780) * The Lord Muskerry: Beatson's ''Political Index'' (1806) vol. III
p. 372
1780–1818 * The Hon.

Richard Hobart FitzGibbon Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong ...

: 1818–1831Stephen Farrell
FITZGIBBON, Hon. Richard Hobart (1793-1864), of Mount Shannon, co. Limerick
in '' The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832'' (2009).

Lord Lieutenants

* The Hon.

(who later became, in 1851, 3rd Earl of Clare): 7 October 1831 – September 1848 * The 2nd Earl of Clare: 13 September 1848 – 13 August 1851 * The 3rd Earl of Clare: 1851 – 10 January 1864 * The 3rd Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl: 20 February 1864 – 6 October 1871 * The 1st Baron Emly: 8 December 1871 – 20 April 1894 *

Thomas Enraght O'Brien Thomas Enraght O'Brien (4 May 1827 – 18 January 1896) was Lord Lieutenant of Limerick and Custos Rotulorum of Limerick between 29 November 1894 until his death. He left an estate worth over £30,000. He was married to Harriet O'Brien (née O'Neill ...

: 29 November 1894 – 18 January 1896 * The 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl: 5 March 1896 – 1922

References

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