Lord Lieutenant of Wicklow
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This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Wicklow
. The office was created on 23 August 1831.
Wicklow
Wicklow) is the county town of County Wicklow in Ireland. Located south of Dublin on the east coast of the island, it has a population of 10,070 according to the 2006 census. The town is situated to the east of the N11 route between Dublin and Wexford. Wicklow is also connected to the rail...
. The office was created on 23 August 1831.
- William Howard, 4th Earl of WicklowWilliam Howard, 4th Earl of WicklowWilliam Howard, 4th Earl of Wicklow KP was an Irish peer, styled Lord Clonmore from 1815 to 1818. He became Earl of Wicklow in 1818 on the death of William Howard, 3rd Earl of Wicklow and was appointed a Knight of the Order of St Patrick on 9 October 1846....
7 October 1831 – 22 March 1869 - William Brabazon, 11th Earl of Meath 1869 – 26 May 1887
- Edward Leeson, 6th Earl of MilltownEdward Leeson, 6th Earl of MilltownEdward Nugent Leeson, 6th Earl of Milltown KP PC was an Irish peer. He became Earl of Milltown in 1871 on the death of Joseph Leeson, 5th Earl of Milltown and was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Wicklow on 14 June 1887...
14 June 1887 – 30 May 1890 - William Proby, 5th Earl of CarysfortWilliam Proby, 5th Earl of CarysfortWilliam Proby, 5th Earl of Carysfort KP , known as William Proby until 1872, was a British peer.Carysfort was the fourth son and youngest child of Admiral Granville Proby, 3rd Earl of Carysfort, and his wife Isabella , who died only four days after his birth. He was educated at Eton and Trinity...
25 July 1890 – 4 September 1909 - Mervyn Wingfield, 8th Viscount PowerscourtMervyn Wingfield, 8th Viscount PowerscourtMervyn Richard Wingfield, 8th Viscount Powerscourt KP, MVO was an Irish peer.He was born to Mervyn Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt, whom he succeeded as Viscount Powerscourt in 1904. He was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Wicklow on 15 February 1910 and created a Knight of the Order of St Patrick...
15 February 1910 – 1922