Lord Lieutenant of County Leitrim

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The Lord Lieutenant of County Leitrim was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Leitrim, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and magistracy.

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Label Occurrences
Lord Lieutenant of County Leitrim canonical 6
Governor of Leitrim 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Crown appointment in Ireland
ceremonial office
county lieutenancy
person
appliesToJurisdiction County Leitrim
appointedBy British monarch
associatedWith County militia
local magistrates
country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
duty local ceremonial duties
oversight of the county magistracy
oversight of the county militia
endTime 1854
1878
1883
1909
1922
firstHolder Nathaniel Clements, 2nd Earl of Leitrim
historicalPeriod 19th century
early 20th century
lastHolder Sir Thomas George Fermor-Hesketh, 7th Baronet
location County Leitrim
officeAbolished 1922
officeCreated 23 August 1831
officeHolder Edward King-Tenison
Francis William Brady
Nathaniel Clements, 2nd Earl of Leitrim
Sir Thomas George Fermor-Hesketh, 7th Baronet
Thomas Edward Taylor
officeHolderOf representative of the British monarch in County Leitrim
partOf Irish county lieutenancies
positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of County Leitrim
Lord Lieutenant of County Leitrim
Lord Lieutenant of County Leitrim
Lord Lieutenant of County Leitrim
Lord Lieutenant of County Leitrim
precededBy Governor of Leitrim
reasonForAbolition establishment of the Irish Free State
replacedBy no direct equivalent in the Irish Free State
residenceRequirement typically a major local landowner
role chief representative of the British monarch in County Leitrim
startTime 1854
1878
1883
1909
23 August 1831

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of County Leitrim
Lord Lieutenant of County Leitrim precededBy Governor of Leitrim
linked to: Lord Lieutenant of County Leitrim
Nathaniel Clements, 2nd Earl of Leitrim positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of County Leitrim
Edward King-Tenison positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of County Leitrim
Thomas Edward Taylor positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of County Leitrim
Francis William Brady positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of County Leitrim
Sir Thomas George Fermor-Hesketh, 7th Baronet positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of County Leitrim