Lord Lieutenant of Kilkenny

This is a list of people who have served as the Lord Lieutenant of Kilkenny.

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

James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormond^[2] -1715 (attainted 1715)
Christopher Wandesford, 2nd Viscount Castlecomer^[3] 1715–1719
William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough
Walter Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde^[4] –1820
James Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde –1831^[5]

Lord Lieutenants

James Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde 7 October 1831 – 18 May 1838
John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough November 1838 – 16 May 1847
William Frederick Fownes Tighe 25 June 1847 – 11 June 1878
James Butler, 3rd Marquess of Ormonde 5 October 1878 – 26 October 1919
Hamilton Cuffe, 5th Earl of Desart 23 June 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).
^ Ryan, John. The History and Antiquities of the County of Carlow. p. 267.
^ "WANDESFORD, Christopher, 2nd Visct. Castlecomer [I] (1684-1719), of Kirklington, Yorks". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
^ Beatson's Political Index (1806) vol. III, p. 372.
^ 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] Ryan, John. The History and Antiquities of the County of Carlow. p. 267.

[3] "WANDESFORD, Christopher, 2nd Visct. Castlecomer [I] (1684-1719), of Kirklington, Yorks". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 19 July 2019.

[Beatson-4] Beatson's Political Index (1806) vol. III, p. 372.

[RK1831-5] The Royal Kalendar for 1831, p. 389.

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