The Custos Rotulorum of Louth was the highest civil officer in County Louth.
Incumbents edit
- 1656–?1675: Henry Moore, 1st Earl of Drogheda (died 1675) [1]
- ?1675–?1679 : ?Charles Moore, 2nd Earl of Drogheda (died 1679)
- 1679–? : Henry Hamilton-Moore, 3rd Earl of Drogheda (died 1714)
- 1769–1798: James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Clanbrassill[2]
- 1798–1800: John Foster[3]
- 1800–1820: Robert Jocelyn, 2nd Earl of Roden[4]
- 1820–1849: Robert Jocelyn, 3rd Earl of Roden[5]
For later custodes rotulorum, see Lord Lieutenant of Louth
References edit
- ^ Kimber, Edward. The Peerage of Ireland. p. 44.
- ^ Cokayne, G. E. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant. Vol. III. p. 213.
- ^ "FOSTER, John (1740-1828), of Collon, co. Louth". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ "County Louth Assizes 1775 - 1810". Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "JOCELYN, Robert, Visct. Jocelyn (1788-1870), of Dundalk House, co. Louth". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 30 May 2014.