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 responsibilit ...
of
Armagh
Armagh ( ; ga, Ard Mhacha, , "Macha's height") is the county town of County Armagh and a city in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the ...
.
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.
Lord Lieutenants
Governors
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Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford 1805–1831
Lord Lieutenants
Deputy lieutenants
A deputy lieutenant of Armagh is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Armagh.
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
*14 June 2010: Jill Armstrong
*5 July 2016: Simon Thomas Alexander Dougan
*11 November 2018: Simon Cassells,
References
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See also
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County Armagh
County Armagh (, named after its county town, Armagh) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. Adjoined to the southern shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of an ...
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List of lord lieutenants in the United Kingdom
County Armagh
Ulster
Armagh
Armagh ( ; ga, Ard Mhacha, , "Macha's height") is the county town of County Armagh and a city in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the ...
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