Lord Lieutenant of Carlow

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

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.

Governors

Sir Thomas Butler, 3rd Baronet 1699–
Henry O'Brien, 8th Earl of Thomond 1714–1741 [2]
Sir Thomas Burdett, 1st Baronet, of Dunmore 1725–1727
William Burton 1741– [3]
Beauchamp Bagenal[3]
Clement Wolseley[3]
John Staunton Rochfort: 1779–1798 [4]–1831[5]
David La Touche: 1798–1816[6]
William Browne: –1831[5]
Henry Bruen: 1816–1831[7]
The Lord Downes: 1820–1831[8]
Thomas Kavanagh: –1831[5]

Lord Lieutenants

The 4th Earl of Bessborough: 17 October 1831 – 1838
The 5th Earl of Bessborough: November 1838 – 28 January 1880
Arthur MacMorrough Kavanagh: 25 March 1880 – 25 December 1889
The 2nd Baron Rathdonnell: 26 February 1890 – 1922

References

Sainty, J. C. "Lieutenants and Lords-Lieutenants (Ireland) 1831-2005". Archived from the original on 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2008-06-07.

G. E. C., ed. Vicary Gibbs, The Complete Peerage, vol. I (1910) p. 174, n. (b).
"O'BRIEN, Henry, 7th Earl of Thomond [I] (1688-1741), of Great Billing, Northants. and co. Clare". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
Beatson's Political Index (1806) vol. III, p. 371.
E. M. Johnston-Liik, History of the Irish Parliament 1692–1800 (2002) vol. VI, p. 179.
The Royal Kalendar for 1831, p. 389.
Johnston-Liik, History of the Irish Parliament, vol. V, p. 65.
Philip Salmon, BRUEN, Henry (1789-1852), of Oak Park, co. Carlow in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832 (2009).
Stephen Farrell, BURGH, Sir Ulysses Bagenal (1788-1863), of 6 York Street, Mdx. and Bert House, nr. Athy, co. Kildare in History of Parliament 1820–1832.

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[1] G. E. C., ed. Vicary Gibbs, The Complete Peerage, vol. I (1910) p. 174, n. (b).

[2] "O'BRIEN, Henry, 7th Earl of Thomond [I] (1688-1741), of Great Billing, Northants. and co. Clare". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 23 February 2019.

[Beatson-3] Beatson's Political Index (1806) vol. III, p. 371.

[4] E. M. Johnston-Liik, History of the Irish Parliament 1692–1800 (2002) vol. VI, p. 179.

[RK1831-5] The Royal Kalendar for 1831, p. 389.

[6] Johnston-Liik, History of the Irish Parliament, vol. V, p. 65.

[7] Philip Salmon, BRUEN, Henry (1789-1852), of Oak Park, co. Carlow in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832 (2009).

[8] Stephen Farrell, BURGH, Sir Ulysses Bagenal (1788-1863), of 6 York Street, Mdx. and Bert House, nr. Athy, co. Kildare in History of Parliament 1820–1832.