Lord Lieutenant of Carlow

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

There were lieutenants of counties in Ireland until the reign of James II, when they were renamed governors. The office of Lord Lieutenant was recreated on 23 August 1831.

Governors

Dudley Bagenal 1689–1690 (Jacobite)
Sir Thomas Butler, 3rd Baronet 1699–
Henry O'Brien, 8th Earl of Thomond 1714–1741
Sir Thomas Burdett, 1st Baronet, of Dunmore 1725–1727
William Burton 1741–
Beauchamp Bagenal 1767–1800
Clement Wolseley
William Henry Burton 1767–1800
John Staunton Rochfort: 1779–1798 –1831
David La Touche: 1798–1816
William Browne: –1831
Henry Bruen: 1816–1831
The Lord Downes: 1820–1831
Thomas Kavanagh: –1831

Lord Lieutenants

The 4th Earl of Bessborough: 17 October 1831 – 1838
The 5th Earl of Bessborough: November 1838 – 28 January 1880
Arthur MacMorrough Kavanagh: 25 March 1880 – 25 December 1889
The 2nd Baron Rathdonnell: 26 February 1890 – 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).
^ Ó Ciardha, Éamonn (October 2009). "Bagenal, Dudley". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
^ "O'BRIEN, Henry, 7th Earl of Thomond [I] (1688-1741), of Great Billing, Northants. and co. Clare". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
^ ^a ^b Beatson's Political Index (1806) vol. III, p. 371.
^ E. M. Johnston-Liik, History of the Irish Parliament 1692–1800 (2002) vol. III, p. 122.
^ Johnston-Liik, History of the Irish Parliament, vol. III, p. 330.
^ Johnston-Liik, History of the Irish Parliament, vol. VI, p. 179.
^ ^a ^b ^c The Royal Kalendar for 1831, p. 389.
^ Johnston-Liik, History of the Irish Parliament, vol. V, p. 65.
^ Philip Salmon, BRUEN, Henry (1789-1852), of Oak Park, co. Carlow in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832 (2009).
^ Stephen Farrell, BURGH, Sir Ulysses Bagenal (1788-1863), of 6 York Street, Mdx. and Bert House, nr. Athy, co. Kildare in History of Parliament 1820–1832.

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

[2] Ó Ciardha, Éamonn (October 2009). "Bagenal, Dudley". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 16 February 2023.

[3] "O'BRIEN, Henry, 7th Earl of Thomond [I] (1688-1741), of Great Billing, Northants. and co. Clare". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 23 February 2019.

[Beatson-4] Beatson's Political Index (1806) vol. III, p. 371.

[5] E. M. Johnston-Liik, History of the Irish Parliament 1692–1800 (2002) vol. III, p. 122.

[6] Johnston-Liik, History of the Irish Parliament, vol. III, p. 330.

[7] Johnston-Liik, History of the Irish Parliament, vol. VI, p. 179.

[RK1831-8] The Royal Kalendar for 1831, p. 389.

[9] Johnston-Liik, History of the Irish Parliament, vol. V, p. 65.

[10] Philip Salmon, BRUEN, Henry (1789-1852), of Oak Park, co. Carlow in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832 (2009).

[11] Stephen Farrell, BURGH, Sir Ulysses Bagenal (1788-1863), of 6 York Street, Mdx. and Bert House, nr. Athy, co. Kildare in History of Parliament 1820–1832.