Lord Lieutenant of Monaghan

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

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

Edward Blayney, 1st Baron Blayney 1604– (died 1629)
Cadwallader Blayney, 7th Baron Blayney c.1713–
Charles Talbot Blayney, 8th Baron Blayney c.1735–
William Fortescue, 1st Earl of Clermont:[2] 1775–1806
Warner Westenra, 2nd Baron Rossmore: –1831[3]
Charles Powell Leslie: 1802–1831[4]

Lord Lieutenants

The 2nd Baron Rossmore: 7 October 1831 – 1836
The 3rd Baron Rossmore: 13 June 1836 – 6 December 1858
Charles Powell Leslie: 1858 – 26 June 1871
The 1st Earl of Dartrey: 18 October 1871 – 12 May 1897
The 5th Baron Rossmore: 18 June 1897 – 31 January 1921
Sir John Leslie, 2nd Bt.: 18 March 1921 – 1922

References

Sainty, J. C. "Lieutenants and Lords-Lieutenants (Ireland) 1831-2005". Archived from the original on 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2008-06-07.

G. E. C., ed. Vicary Gibbs, The Complete Peerage, vol. I (1910) p. 174, n. (b).
Beatson's Political Index (1806) vol. III, p. 373.
The Royal Kalendar for 1831, p. 389.
Stephen Farrell, LESLIE, Charles Powell (?1767-1831), of Glasslough, co. Monaghan. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832 (2009).

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

[Beatson-2] Beatson's Political Index (1806) vol. III, p. 373.

[RK1831-3] The Royal Kalendar for 1831, p. 389.

[4] Stephen Farrell, LESLIE, Charles Powell (?1767-1831), of Glasslough, co. Monaghan. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832 (2009).