Lord Lieutenant of County Westmeath

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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Crown representative
ceremonial office
county lieutenancy
appliesToJurisdiction County Westmeath
appliesToPeriod 19th century
early 20th century
appointedBy British monarch
authorityOver county magistracy (in a ceremonial and coordinating capacity)
basedOn English and Welsh lord-lieutenancy model
category Lord Lieutenants of Irish counties
country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dissolved 1922
endCause establishment of the Irish Free State
firstHolder George Nugent, 1st Marquess of Westmeath
governingLaw acts and orders of the British administration in Ireland
hasRole chief representative of the British monarch in County Westmeath
oversight of civic functions in County Westmeath
oversight of the county militia
performance of local ceremonial duties
historicalRegion Leinster
inception 1831
languageOfOfficialActs English
lastHolder Sir Walter Nugent, 4th Baronet
location County Westmeath
Ireland
notableOfficeHolder Francis Thomas Dease
Francis Travers Dames-Longworth
George Nugent, 1st Marquess of Westmeath
James Lenox William Naper
Sir Benjamin Chapman, 4th Baronet
Sir Richard Nagle
Sir Thomas Chapman, 7th Baronet
Sir Walter Nugent, 4th Baronet
William Smyth
officeCreatedUnder Lord Lieutenants (Ireland) system
officeHolderOf Westmeath county militia
partOf local government structure of Ireland under British rule
precededBy Governor of Westmeath
relatedTo Irish county militia system
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
replacedOffice Governor of Westmeath
represents British Crown in County Westmeath
scope ceremonial and military
seat County town of Mullingar
subdivisionType county

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James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of County Westmeath
Lord Lieutenant of County Westmeath category Lord Lieutenants of Irish counties
linked to: Lord Lieutenant of County Westmeath