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 ...

Kerry Kerry or Kerri may refer to: * Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name) Places * Kerry, Queensland, Australia * County Kerry, Ireland ** Kerry Airport, an international airport in County ...

. 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 and incorporated the previous position of Custos Rotulorum of Kerry.

Governors

Charles Wilmot, 1st Viscount Wilmot Charles Wilmot, 1st Viscount Wilmot of Athlone (c. 1572 – 1644) was an English soldier active in Ireland. Life He was the son of Edward Wilmot of Culham (otherwise of Newent, Gloucestershire and Witney, Oxfordshire) and Elizabeth Stafford. O ...

: 1605–>1615 *

Maurice Crosbie, 1st Baron Brandon Maurice Crosbie, 1st Baron Brandon, (c. 1689 –1762) was an Irish politician and peer. He was the son of David Crosbie, High Sheriff of Kerry, and his wife Jane Hamilton, daughter of William Hamilton of Lisclooney, County Offaly, and grandson o ...

: 1747–1753 *

Francis Thomas-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Earl of Kerry Francis Thomas-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Earl of Kerry (9 September 1740 – 4 July 1818) was an Irish peer. He was the heir to a great inheritance, but his extravagance led to the loss of all his Irish estates. He was the only son of William Fitzmaur ...

Beatson's ''Political Index'' (1806) vol. III
p. 372
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John Crosbie, 2nd Earl of Glandore John Crosbie, 2nd Earl of Glandore PC, FRS (25 May 1753 – 23 October 1815), styled Viscount Crosbie between 1777 and 1781, was an Irish politician. Crosbie was the only surviving son of William Crosbie, 1st Earl of Glandore, by his first ...

: 1790–1815 * James Crosbie: 1803–1831Stephen Farrell
CROSBIE, James (c.1760-1836), of Ballyheigue, co. Kerry
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The History of Parliament The History of Parliament is a project to write a complete history of the United Kingdom Parliament and its predecessors, the Parliament of Great Britain and the Parliament of England. The history will principally consist of a prosopography, in w ...

: the House of Commons 1820-1832'' (2009).

Lord Lieutenants

* The 2nd Earl of Kenmare: 7 October 1831 – 31 October 1853 * Henry Arthur Herbert: 22 November 1854 – 26 February 1866 * The 4th Earl of Kenmare: 24 March 1866 – 9 February 1905 * The 5th Earl of Kenmare: 4 May 1905 – 1922

References

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