Lord Lieutenant of Wicklow

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This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Wicklow. A lord-lieutenant is the British monarch's personal representative, in this case of County Wicklow, Ireland.

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

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Lord Lieutenants

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References

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  • 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. ^ a b Lodge, Hohn. The Peerage of Ireland; Or, a Genealogical History of the Present ..., Volume 1. p. 190.
  3. ^ Beatson's Political Index (1806) vol. III, p. 374.
  4. ^ a b c The Royal Kalendar for 1831, p. 389.
  5. ^ "WICKLOW PAPERS" (PDF). Retrieved 20 August 2023.