Lord Lieutenant of County Londonderry

This is a list of people to have been Lord Lieutenant of County Londonderry.

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.

Governors

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Lord Lieutenants

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Deputy lieutenants

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A deputy lieutenant of County Londonderry is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of County Londonderry. 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

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  • 29 October 2015: Helen Mark[8]

See also

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References

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  • Sainty, J. C. "Lieutenants and Lords-Lieutenants (Ireland) 1831-2005". Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  1. ^ G. E. C., ed. Vicary Gibbs, The Complete Peerage, vol. I (1910) p. 174, n. (b).
  2. ^ "Skeffington,John". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  3. ^ E. M. Johnston-Liik, History of the Irish Parliament 1692–1800 (2002) vol. III, p. 467.
  4. ^ Johnston-Liik, History of the Irish Parliament, vol. III, p. 382.
  5. ^ The Royal Kalendar for 1831, p. 389.
  6. ^ "Queen appoints new Lord-Lieutenant for Londonderry". gov.uk (Press release). Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  7. ^ "No. 8086". The Belfast Gazette. 17 September 2018. p. 702.
  8. ^ "Deputy Lieutenant Commissions". 6 November 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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