A list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Antrim, located in Northern 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.
Lord-Lieutenants
- Randal MacDonnell, 1st Earl of Antrim: 1620–1636 [1](died 1636)
- Alexander MacDonnell, 3rd Earl of Antrim [2] 1685–89 (died 1699)
Governors
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- Alexander MacDonnell, 5th Earl of Antrim [3] (died 1775)
- Randal William MacDonnell, 1st Marquess of Antrim –1801 (died 1801)
- George Chichester, 2nd Marquess of Donegall: –1831 [4]
- Charles O'Neill, 1st Earl O'Neill: –1831 [4]
Lord-Lieutenants
- The 1st Earl O'Neill: 17 October 1831 – 25 March 1841
- The 3rd Marquess of Donegall: 24 April 1841 – 20 October 1883
- The 1st Baron Waveney: 4 December 1883 – 15 February 1886
- Sir Edward Porter Cowan: 2 April 1886 – 24 March 1890
- Sir Francis Workman-Macnaghten, 3rd Bt.: 21 May 1890 – 21 July 1911
- The 9th Earl of Shaftesbury: 2 November 1911 – 1916
- The 12th Viscount Massereene: 9 June 1916 – 1938
- The 3rd Baron O'Neill: 14 April 1938 – 24 October 1944
- Senator James Graham Leslie: 12 March 1945 – 16 May 1949
- The 1st Baron Rathcavan: 22 September 1949 – 1959
- Sir Richard Dobbs: 24 March 1959 – 1994
- The 4th Baron O'Neill: 19 April 1994 – 31 August 2008
- Joan Christie: 1 September 2008 – 28 June 2019
- David McCorkell: [5] 29 June 2019 –
See also
- Lists of Lord Lieutenancies
- Lord Lieutenancies of Northern Ireland
- Official Antrim Lieutenancy Website
References
- Sainty, J. C. "Lieutenants and Lords-Lieutenants (Ireland) 1831-2005". Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
- ^ a b G. E. C., ed. Vicary Gibbs, The Complete Peerage, vol. I (1910) p. 174.
- ^ Complete Peerage, vol. I, p. 175.
- ^ Complete Peerage, vol. I, p. 176.
- ^ a b The Royal Kalendar for 1831, p. 389.
- ^ "Lord-Lieutenant for County Antrim: 24 June 2019".
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A list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Antrim, located in Northern 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.
Lord-Lieutenants
- Randal MacDonnell, 1st Earl of Antrim: 1620–1636 [1](died 1636)
- Alexander MacDonnell, 3rd Earl of Antrim [2] 1685–89 (died 1699)
Governors
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- Alexander MacDonnell, 5th Earl of Antrim [3] (died 1775)
- Randal William MacDonnell, 1st Marquess of Antrim –1801 (died 1801)
- George Chichester, 2nd Marquess of Donegall: –1831 [4]
- Charles O'Neill, 1st Earl O'Neill: –1831 [4]
Lord-Lieutenants
- The 1st Earl O'Neill: 17 October 1831 – 25 March 1841
- The 3rd Marquess of Donegall: 24 April 1841 – 20 October 1883
- The 1st Baron Waveney: 4 December 1883 – 15 February 1886
- Sir Edward Porter Cowan: 2 April 1886 – 24 March 1890
- Sir Francis Workman-Macnaghten, 3rd Bt.: 21 May 1890 – 21 July 1911
- The 9th Earl of Shaftesbury: 2 November 1911 – 1916
- The 12th Viscount Massereene: 9 June 1916 – 1938
- The 3rd Baron O'Neill: 14 April 1938 – 24 October 1944
- Senator James Graham Leslie: 12 March 1945 – 16 May 1949
- The 1st Baron Rathcavan: 22 September 1949 – 1959
- Sir Richard Dobbs: 24 March 1959 – 1994
- The 4th Baron O'Neill: 19 April 1994 – 31 August 2008
- Joan Christie: 1 September 2008 – 28 June 2019
- David McCorkell: [5] 29 June 2019 –
See also
- Lists of Lord Lieutenancies
- Lord Lieutenancies of Northern Ireland
- Official Antrim Lieutenancy Website
References
- Sainty, J. C. "Lieutenants and Lords-Lieutenants (Ireland) 1831-2005". Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
- ^ a b G. E. C., ed. Vicary Gibbs, The Complete Peerage, vol. I (1910) p. 174.
- ^ Complete Peerage, vol. I, p. 175.
- ^ Complete Peerage, vol. I, p. 176.
- ^ a b The Royal Kalendar for 1831, p. 389.
- ^ "Lord-Lieutenant for County Antrim: 24 June 2019".
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