Lord Lieutenant of King’s County

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The Lord Lieutenant of King’s County was the British Crown’s chief representative and leading local dignitary in what is now County Offaly, Ireland, responsible for overseeing county administration and militia affairs before Irish independence.

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Lord Lieutenant of King’s County canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial county office
county lieutenancy
abolishedBy establishment of the Irish Free State
appliesToJurisdiction County Offaly
King’s County
linked to: King's County
appliesToPeriod 19th century Ireland
early 20th century Ireland
appointedBy British Crown
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
endTime 1922
follows Governor of King’s County
hasDuty act as leading local dignitary
oversee county administration
represent the British Crown in King’s County
supervise local militia affairs
hasLanguage English
hasLegalForm Crown appointment
historicalRegion King’s County
linked to: King's County
location Ireland
Leinster
officeHolderOf King’s County militia
partOf Irish county lieutenancies
local government in Ireland (pre-independence)
replacedBy County Offaly local administrative offices of the Irish Free State
replaces Governor of King’s County
seat Tullamore (de facto county town)
linked to: Tullamore
startTime 1831
subordinateTo British government in Ireland
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
successor largely ceremonial county representation under the Irish state
usedFor coordination of county justices of the peace
local defence organization
organization of county grand juries

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Laurence Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of King’s County