Lord Lieutenant of Fermanagh
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This is a list of those who have held the position of Lord Lieutenant
of Fermanagh. The office was created on 23 August 1831.
Lord Lieutenant
The title Lord Lieutenant is given to the British monarch's personal representatives in the United Kingdom, usually in a county or similar circumscription, with varying tasks throughout history. Usually a retired local notable, senior military officer, peer or business person is given the post...
of Fermanagh. The office was created on 23 August 1831.
- John Willoughby Cole, 2nd Earl of Enniskillen 17 October 1831 – 31 March 1840
- John Crichton, 3rd Earl ErneJohn Crichton, 3rd Earl ErneJohn Crichton, 3rd Earl Erne KP was an Anglo-Irish peer and politician.Erne succeeded his uncle as third Earl Erne in 1842. In 1845 he was elected an Irish Representative Peer in the House of Lords, which he remained until his death. He also served as Lord Lieutenant of County Fermanagh from 1845...
April 1840 – 3 October 1890 - John Crichton, 4th Earl ErneJohn Crichton, 4th Earl ErneJohn Henry Crichton, 4th Earl Erne KP, PC , known as Viscount Crichton from 1842 to 1885, was an Anglo-Irish peer and Conservative politician....
1885 – 2 December 1914 - John Ernest Francis Collum 31 March 1915 – 1948
- John Henry Michael Cole, 5th Earl of Enniskillen 25 September 1948 – 19 February 1963
- Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount BrookeboroughBasil Brooke, 1st Viscount BrookeboroughBasil Stanlake Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough, Bt, KG, CBE, MC, PC, HML was an Ulster Unionist politician who became the third Prime Minister of Northern Ireland in 1943 and held office until 1963....
26 April 1963 – February 1969 - vacant
- Major General Thomas Scott 17 June 1971 – 30 July 1976
- Robert Grosvenor, 5th Duke of WestminsterRobert Grosvenor, 5th Duke of WestminsterLieutenant-Colonel Robert George Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster DSO TD JP DL , was a British soldier, landowner, businessman and politician. In the 1970s he was the richest man in Britain....
7 February 1977 – 19 February 1979 - Viola Grosvenor, Duchess of WestminsterViola Grosvenor, Duchess of WestminsterViola, Duchess of Westminster, was the widow of Robert Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster.Born Viola Maud Lyttelton, she was the daughter of Sir John Cavendish Lyttelton, 9th Viscount Cobham and Violet Yolande Leonard and a direct descendant of William I.She married Robert Grosvenor, 5th Duke of...
20 August 1979 – 1986 - Henry Crichton, 6th Earl ErneHenry Crichton, 6th Earl ErneHenry George Victor John Crichton, 6th Earl Erne , is an Irish peer and the current Lord Lieutenant of Fermanagh. He often styles himself simply as Harry Erne....
20 August 1986 – present