Lord Lieutenant of Roscommon
Encyclopedia
This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant
of County Roscommon
.The office was created on 23 August 1831.
Roscommon
was lost to the United Kingdom
in 1922 upon the formation of the Irish Free State
.
Lord Lieutenant
The title Lord Lieutenant is given to the British monarch's personal representatives in the United Kingdom, usually in a county or similar circumscription, with varying tasks throughout history. Usually a retired local notable, senior military officer, peer or business person is given the post...
of County Roscommon
County Roscommon
County Roscommon is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the town of Roscommon. Roscommon County Council is the local authority for the county...
.The office was created on 23 August 1831.
- Robert King, 1st Viscount LortonRobert King, 1st Viscount LortonGeneral Robert Edward King, 1st Viscount Lorton , styled The Honourable from 1797 to 1800, was an Irish peer and politician....
7 October 1831 – 20 November 1854 - Arthur French, 1st Baron de FreyneArthur French, 1st Baron de FreyneArthur French, 1st Baron de Freyne and de Freyne was an Anglo-Irish peer and Member of Parliament.De Freyne was the eldest son of Arthur French, of French Park. The French family had been major landowners in County Sligo and County Roscommon for many years. He was elected to Parliament for...
18 December 1854 – 29 September 1856 - Edward King Tenison 4 December 1856 – 19 June 1878
- Edward Robert King-HarmanEdward Robert King-HarmanEdward Robert King-Harman was an Irish landlord and Irish Nationalist and later Unionist politician who sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1877 to 1888.-Early life:...
5 October 1878 – 10 June 1888 - Henry King-Tenison, 8th Earl of KingstonHenry King-Tenison, 8th Earl of KingstonLieutenant-Colonel Henry Ernest Newcomen King-Tenison, 8th Earl of Kingston was an Irish peer and Conservative politician....
25 July 1888 – 13 January 1896 - Charles Owen O'ConorCharles Owen O'ConorCharles Owen O'Conor PC was an Irish MP of the United Kingdom.The eldest son of The O'Conor Don. O'Conor was educated at Downside School in England and became a Liberal MP for Roscommon from March 1860 until defeated in 1880...
, The O'Conor DonO'Conor DonThe Ó Conchubhair Donn is the hereditary Prince and Chief of the Name of the Royal Family of Connacht, the Clan Ó Conchubhair.-Overview:...
5 March 1896 – 30 June 1906 - Charles O'Conor Don 5 September 1906 – 23 February 1917
- William John Talbot 25 August 1917 – 1922
Roscommon
Roscommon
Roscommon is the county town of County Roscommon in Ireland. Its population at the 2006 census stood at 5,017 . The town is located near the junctions of the N60, N61 and N63 roads.-History:...
was lost to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in 1922 upon the formation of the Irish Free State
Irish Free State
The Irish Free State was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by the British government and Irish representatives exactly twelve months beforehand...
.