Lord Chancellor of Ireland

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The Lord Chancellor of Ireland was the highest-ranking judicial and political officer in Ireland, serving as the chief judge in the Irish Chancery and a key advisor and minister to the Crown.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial office
political office
abolished 1922
advised the Crown
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Ireland
Lordship of Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
appointedBy British Crown
English Crown
linked to: Kingdom of England

monarch of the United Kingdom
chiefJudgeOf Court of Chancery (Ireland)
linked to: Court of Chancery
country Ireland
hasDuty advising the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
custody of the Great Seal of Ireland
participation in the Irish House of Lords
participation in the Irish Privy Council
presiding over the Irish Court of Chancery
headOf Irish Chancery
historicalPeriod 18th century Ireland
19th century Ireland
early modern Ireland
medieval Ireland
officeHolderTitle Lord Chancellor
officeType Great Officer of State
partOf Irish executive government
Irish judiciary
positionHeldBy Adam Loftus
Archbishop Michael Boyle
Edward Gibson, 1st Baron Ashbourne
Hugh Law
Ignatius O'Brien, 1st Baron Shandon
James Campbell, 1st Baron Glenavy
John Allen
John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare
Lord Midleton
Maziere Brady
Redmond Barry, Baron Barry of Barrymore
Richard Northalis
Sir Constantine Phipps
Sir William Gerard
Thomas O'Hagan, 1st Baron O'Hagan
William Conyngham Plunket, 1st Baron Plunket
rank highest-ranking judicial officer in Ireland
senior political office in Ireland
reasonForAbolition establishment of the Irish Free State
seat Dublin
succeededBy Lord Chancellor of Northern Ireland
judicial offices of the Irish Free State
usedSeal Great Seal of Ireland

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Irish House of Lords hadPresidingOfficer Lord Chancellor of Ireland
Chief Justice of Ireland precededBy Lord Chancellor of Ireland
Lord Justice of Ireland relatedPosition Lord Chancellor of Ireland
John Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst positionHeld Lord Chancellor of Ireland
Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare positionHeld Lord Chancellor of Ireland
Sir Anthony Hart positionHeld Lord Chancellor of Ireland
Lord Chancellor of Ireland succeededBy Lord Chancellor of Northern Ireland
linked to: Lord Chancellor of Ireland
Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of Ireland replacedBy Lord Chancellor of Ireland
Edward Sugden, 1st Baron St Leonards positionHeld Lord Chancellor of Ireland
subject linked to: Lord St Leonards
John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury officeHeld Lord Chancellor of Ireland
Great Seal of Ireland custodian Lord Chancellor of Ireland
Courts of Justice Act 1924 abolishedCourt Lord Chancellor of Ireland
Sir Constantine Phipps positionHeld Lord Chancellor of Ireland
Sir Constantine Phipps title Lord Chancellor of Ireland
Thomas Manners-Sutton positionHeld Lord Chancellor of Ireland
subject linked to: Manners-Sutton
George Ponsonby positionHeld Lord Chancellor of Ireland
Francis Blackburne occupation Lord Chancellor of Ireland
subject linked to: Blackburne