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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 responsibility ov ...
of King's 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.


Governors

* Charles Moore, 6th Earl of Drogheda, 1752–1784; again in 1805 Beatson's ''Political Index'' (1806) vol. III
p. 372
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Lawrence Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse Lawrence Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse (21 May 1758 – 24 February 1841), known as Sir Lawrence Parsons, Bt, from 1791 to 1807, was an Irish peer. Biography Parsons was the son of Sir William Parsons, 4th Baronet and Mary Clere. He succeeded h ...
, 1792–1831''The Royal Kalendar'' for 1831
p. 389
* Henry Peisley L'Estrange –1831 * Thomas Bernard, 1828P. J. Jupp
BERNARD, Thomas (?1769-1834), of Castle Bernard, King's Co.
in ''The History of Parliament 1790–1820''.
–1831


Lord Lieutenants

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William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (17 June 1800 – 31 October 1867), was an English engineer and astronomer. He built several giant telescopes. His 72-inch telescope, built in 1845 and colloquially known as the "Leviathan of Parsonstown", was ...
, 7 October 1831 – 31 October 1867 * Thomas Bernard, 17 December 1867 – 13 December 1882 * Francis Travers Dames-Longworth, 20 March 1883 – 1892 *
Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse, (17 November 1840 – 29 August 1908) was a member of the Irish peerage and an amateur astronomer. His name is often given as Laurence Parsons. Biography He was born at Birr Castle, Parsonstown, King's Co ...
, 13 June 1892 – 29 August 1908 * William Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse, 5 February 1909 – 10 June 1918 * Edward Beaumont-Nesbitt, 3 September 1918 – 1922


References

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