Lord Lieutenant of County Wexford

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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Crown representative
ceremonial office
county lieutenancy
appliesToJurisdiction County Wexford
appointedBy British monarch
associatedWith County militia
local magistracy
authorityOver county militia officers
ceremonialRole participation in civic ceremonies
representing the Crown at local events
country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
duty local ceremonial duties
oversight of county administration
oversight of the county militia
endCause establishment of the Irish Free State
endTime 1856
firstHolder Robert Carew, 1st Baron Carew
governingSystem British administration in Ireland
historicalPeriod 19th century Ireland
early 20th century Ireland
legalStatus Crown appointment
location County Wexford
Ireland
Leinster
notableOfficeHolder Lord Maurice FitzGerald
linked to: Maurice FitzGerald

Mallowes Archdall
Robert Carew, 1st Baron Carew
Robert Shapland Carew, 2nd Baron Carew
officeAbolished 1922
officeCreated 1831
officeHolderOf British monarch
officeScope county-level
partOf Irish county lieutenancies
positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of County Wexford
Lord Lieutenant of County Wexford
Lord Lieutenant of County Wexford
Lord Lieutenant of County Wexford
precededBy Governor of County Wexford
relatedPosition High Sheriff of County Wexford
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
replacedBy Irish Free State local administrative structures
residenceRequirement County Wexford
role chief representative of the British monarch in County Wexford
startTime 1831
subordinateTo Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

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James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of County Wexford
Robert Carew, 1st Baron Carew positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of County Wexford
Robert Shapland Carew, 2nd Baron Carew positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of County Wexford
Lord Maurice FitzGerald positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of County Wexford
Mallowes Archdall positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of County Wexford
John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough position held Lord Lieutenant of Wexford
linked to: Lord Lieutenant of County Wexford