Lord Lieutenant of Longford
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This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Longford
. The office was created on 23 August 1831.
Longford
Longford is the county town of County Longford in Ireland. It has a population of 7,622 according to the 2006 census. Approximately one third of the county's population resides in the town. Longford town is also the biggest town in the county...
. The office was created on 23 August 1831.
- George Forbes, Viscount Forbes 7 October 1831 – 13 November 1836
- Luke White 22 November 1836 – 1841
- Henry White, 1st Baron AnnalyHenry White, 1st Baron AnnalyHenry White, 1st Baron Annaly was an Irish British Army soldier and politician.Annaly was the son of Luke White, who had made a large fortune as a bookseller and lottery operator in Dublin...
1841 – 3 September 1873 - Luke White, 2nd Baron AnnalyLuke White, 2nd Baron AnnalyLuke White, 2nd Baron Annaly KP was an Anglo-Irish Liberal politician.Annaly was the son of Henry White, 1st Baron Annaly, and his wife Ellen , and was educated at Eton. He served in the British Army and achieved the rank of Captain in the 13th Light Dragoons and Lieutenant-Colonel in the Longford...
7 November 1873 – March 1874 - William Pakenham, 4th Earl of LongfordWilliam Pakenham, 4th Earl of LongfordWilliam Pakenham, 4th Earl of Longford , known as the Hon. William Pakenham before 1860, was a British Conservative politician and nobleman....
27 March 1874 – 19 April 1887 - Thomas Pakenham, 5th Earl of LongfordThomas Pakenham, 5th Earl of LongfordThomas Pakenham, 5th Earl of Longford KP, MVO , known as Lord Silchester until 1887, was an Irish peer and soldier....
14 June 1887 – 21 August 1915 - vacant
- Bernard Forbes, 8th Earl of GranardBernard Forbes, 8th Earl of GranardBernard Arthur William Patrick Hastings Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard KP, GCVO, PC , known as Viscount Forbes from 1874 to 1889, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and Liberal politician.-Background:...
26 August 1916 – 1922