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Lord Lieutenant of Armagh

Lord Lieutenant of Armagh

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This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Armagh.

There were lieutenants of counties in Ireland until the reign of James II, when they were renamed governors.[1] The office of Lord Lieutenant was recreated on 23 August 1831.

Lord Lieutenants

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Governors

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Deputy lieutenants

A deputy lieutenant of Armagh is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Armagh. Deputy lieutenants support the work of the lord-lieutenant. There can be several deputy lieutenants at any time, depending on the population of the county. Their appointment does not terminate with the changing of the lord-lieutenant, but they usually retire at age 75.

21st century

  • 14 June 2010: Jill Armstrong[5]
  • 5 July 2016: Simon Thomas Alexander Dougan[6]
  • 11 November 2018: Simon Cassells[7]

References

  • Sainty, J. C. "Lieutenants and Lords-Lieutenants (Ireland) 1831-2005". Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  1. [1]
    G. E. C., ed. Vicary Gibbs, The Complete Peerage, vol. I (1910) p. 174, n. (b).
  2. [2]
    G. E. C., The Complete Baronetage, vol. IV (1904) p. 202.
  3. [3]
    Arthur Aspinall, ACHESON, Hon. Archibald (1776-1849), of Market Hill, co. Armagh. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).
  4. [4]
    The Royal Kalendar for 1831, p. 389.
  5. [5]
    "Deputy Lieutenant Commissions". 25 June 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Deputy Lieutenant Commissions". 15 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  7. [7]
    "Deputy Lieutenant Commissions". 23 November 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

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