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

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Governors

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Lord Lieutenants

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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. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b Beatson's Political Index (1806) vol. III, p. 371.
  7. ^ a b c The Royal Kalendar for 1831, p. 389.