Lord Lieutenant of Galway
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This is a list of people who have held the post of Lord Lieutenant of Galway. The office was created on 23 August 1831 and was abolished in 1922, when Galway
ceased to be part of the United Kingdom
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Galway
Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...
ceased to be part of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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- Ulick de Burgh, 1st Marquess of ClanricardeUlick de Burgh, 1st Marquess of ClanricardeUlick John de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde KP, PC , styled Lord Dunkellin until 1808 and known as The Earl of Clanricarde between 1808 and 1825, was a British Whig politician.-Background and education:...
7 October 1831 – 10 April 1874 - Robert Dillon, 3rd Baron ClonbrockRobert Dillon, 3rd Baron ClonbrockRobert Dillon, 3rd Baron Clonbrock , was an Irish peer.Dillon was the son of Luke Dillon, 2nd Baron Clonbrock, by the Honourable Anastasia, daughter of Joseph Blake, 1st Baron Wallscourt. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. In December 1826, aged 19, he succeeded his father in the...
28 May 1874 – June 1892 - Luke Dillon, 4th Baron ClonbrockLuke Dillon, 4th Baron ClonbrockLuke Gerald Dillon, 4th Baron Clonbrock KP PC was an Irish peer.In 1865, he was appointed High Sheriff of County Galway. He became Baron Clonbrock in 1893 on the death of Robert Dillon, 3rd Baron Clonbrock and was appointed a Knight of the Order of St Patrick on 29 August 1900....
13 June 1892 – 12 May 1917 - Martin Morris, 2nd Baron KillaninMartin Morris, 2nd Baron KillaninMartin Henry FitzPatrick Morris, 2nd Baron Killanin PC , was an Irish Conservative Member of Parliament .-Background and education:...
17 April 1918 – 1922