Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone
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This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant
of County Tyrone
. The office was created on 23 August 1831.
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 Tyrone
County Tyrone
Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...
. The office was created on 23 August 1831.
- Du Pre Alexander, 2nd Earl of CaledonDu Pre Alexander, 2nd Earl of CaledonDu Pré Alexander, 2nd Earl of Caledon KP , styled The Honourable from 1790 to 1800 and then Viscount Alexander to 1802, was an Irish peer, landlord and colonial administrator, and was the second child and only son of James Alexander, 1st Earl of Caledon.-Education and Inheritance:He was educated...
17 October 1831 – 8 April 1839 - Francis Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of CharlemontFrancis Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of CharlemontFrancis William Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont KP, PC , styled Viscount Caulfeild until 1799, was an Irish peer and politician.In 1798 Caulfeild stood for Charlemont and Armagh County...
June 1839 – 26 December 1863 - James Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of CharlemontJames Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of CharlemontSir James Molyneux Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of Charlemont KP was an Irish politician and peer.He was the son of Hon. Henry Caulfeild and Elizabeth Margaret Browne. Lord Charlemont married on two occasions;* Hon...
3 March 1864 – 12 January 1892 - Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl BelmoreSomerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl BelmoreSomerset Richard Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore GCMG, PC , styled as Viscount Corry from 1841 to 1845, was an Irish nobleman and Conservative politician.-Background and education:...
10 February 1892 – 6 April 1913 - Edward Archdale 5 August 1913 – 4 July 1916
- James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of AbercornJames Hamilton, 3rd Duke of AbercornJames Albert Edward Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn KG, KP, PC , styled Marquess of Hamilton between 1885 and 1913, was a British peer and Unionist politician. He was the first Governor of Northern Ireland, a post he held between 1922 and 1945...
26 April 1917 – 1945 - James Ponsonby Galbraith 25 September 1945 – 1 October 1950
- James Hamilton, 4th Duke of AbercornJames Hamilton, 4th Duke of AbercornJames Edward Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn . He was the son of James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn and Lady Rosalind Cecilia Caroline Bingham...
8 January 1951 – 1979 - John Hamilton-Stubber 1 March 1979 – 3 October 1986
- James Hamilton, 5th Duke of AbercornJames Hamilton, 5th Duke of AbercornJames Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn, KG , is the current Duke of Abercorn in the Peerage of Ireland, having succeeded his father in June 1979. The son of James Edward Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn, and Lady Mary Crichton...
20 March 1987 – 4 July 2009 - Robert Lowry Scott 5 July 2009 - present