Lord Lieutenant of Armagh

This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Armagh.

There were lieutenants of counties in Ireland until the reign of James II, when they were renamed governors.[1] The office of Lord Lieutenant was recreated on 23 August 1831.

Lord Lieutenants
NameImageTerm beganTerm ended
Sir Niall Ua Néill, 2nd Baronet[2]16891690

Governors
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Lord Lieutenants
NameImageTerm beganTerm ended
1.The 2nd Earl of Gosford
17 October 183127 March 1849
2.The 3rd Earl of Charlemont3 July 18491864
3.The 3rd Earl of Gosford8 February 186415 June 1864
4.The 2nd Baron Lurgan9 July 186415 January 1882
5.The 4th Earl of Gosford5 April 18831920
6.The 1st Baron Armaghdale16 September 19208 June 1924
7.Henry Bruce Wright Armstrong7 July 19241939
8.Sir Norman Stronge, 8th Baronet5 December 193921 January 1981
9.Michael Torrens-Spence20 July 19811989
10.The 7th Earl of Caledon15 May 1989Present

References
  • Sainty, J. C. "Lieutenants and Lords-Lieutenants (Ireland) 1831-2005". Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  1. G. E. C., ed. Vicary Gibbs, The Complete Peerage, vol. I (1910) p. 174, n. (b).
  2. G. E. C., The Complete Baronetage, vol. IV (1904) p. 202.
  3. Arthur Aspinall, ACHESON, Hon. Archibald (1776-1849), of Market Hill, co. Armagh. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).
  4. The Royal Kalendar for 1831, p. 389.

See also
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