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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 responsibilit ...

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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 a ...

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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 ...

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label=Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is #Descriptions, variously described as ...

, 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

* Sir John Hume, 2nd Baronet: 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: –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 " ...

: –1806 (died 1806) * Sir John Caldwell, 5th Baronet: 1793– (died 1830) * Mervyn Archdall: 1813P. J. Jupp
ARCHDALL, Mervyn II (1763-1839), of Castle Archdall, Enniskillen, co. Fermanagh.
in ''History of Parliament 1790–1820''.–1831 *

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
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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: 1885 – 2 December 1914 * John Ernest Francis Collum: 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 Mi ...

: 26 April 1963 – February 1969 *''vacant'' *

Major-General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

Thomas Scott: 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: 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: 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

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