Lord Lieutenants of Donegal

This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of County Donegal.

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. The office is pronounced as 'Lord Lef-tenant'.

Lieutenant

Rory O'Donnell, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell: 28 March 1605–^[2]

Governors

Henry Conyngham, 1st Earl Conyngham: 1746–1781^[3]
Ralph Gore, 1st Earl of Ross: 1781–
William Conyngham: 1781–1796 ^[4]
Robert Clements, 1st Earl of Leitrim: 1781–1804 ^[5]
Sir Samuel Hayes, 1st Baronet: 1781–1807 ^[6]
John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Abercorn (died 1818)^[6]
Nathaniel Clements, 2nd Earl of Leitrim: –1831^[7]
Henry Conyngham, 1st Marquess Conyngham: 1803–1831^[7]
Sir Samuel Hayes, 3rd Baronet: –1831^[7]

Lord Lieutenants

The 2nd Marquess of Donegall: 17 October 1831 – 5 October 1844
The 1st Duke of Abercorn: 13 November 1844 – 31 October 1885
The 2nd Duke of Abercorn: 1885 – 3 January 1913
Sir John Olphert: 9 August 1913 – 11 March 1917
The 6th Earl of Arran: 25 August 1917 – 1920
Sir Emerson Crawford Herdman: 17 December 1920 – 1922

References

Sainty, J. C. "Lieutenants and Lords-Lieutenants (Ireland) 1831-2005". Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2008.

^ G. E. C., ed. Vicary Gibbs, The Complete Peerage, vol. I (1910) p. 174, n. (b).
^ Russell, C.W.; Prendergast, John P. (1872). Calendar of the State Papers, Relating to Ireland. Vol. James I. 1603-1606. Longman. p. 268, No.454. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
^ E. M. Johnston-Liik, History of the Irish Parliament 1692–1800 (2002) vol. III, p. 483.
^ Johnston-Liik, History of the Irish Parliament, vol. III, p. 327.
^ Johnston-Liik, History of the Irish Parliament, vol. III, p. 432.
^ ^a ^b Beatson's Political Index (1806) vol. III, p. 371.
^ ^a ^b ^c The Royal Kalendar for 1831, p. 389.

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[1] G. E. C., ed. Vicary Gibbs, The Complete Peerage, vol. I (1910) p. 174, n. (b).

[2] Russell, C.W.; Prendergast, John P. (1872). Calendar of the State Papers, Relating to Ireland. Vol. James I. 1603-1606. Longman. p. 268, No.454. Retrieved 11 July 2019.

[3] E. M. Johnston-Liik, History of the Irish Parliament 1692–1800 (2002) vol. III, p. 483.

[4] Johnston-Liik, History of the Irish Parliament, vol. III, p. 327.

[5] Johnston-Liik, History of the Irish Parliament, vol. III, p. 432.

[Beatson-6] Beatson's Political Index (1806) vol. III, p. 371.

[RK1831-7] The Royal Kalendar for 1831, p. 389.

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