Custos Rotulorum of County Kildare explained

The Custos Rotulorum of County Kildare was the highest civil officer in County Kildare, Ireland. The position was later combined with that of Lord Lieutenant of Kildare.

Incumbents

• 1680–1685 Hon. Robert FitzGerald^[1]
• 1685–? Edward Brabazon, 4th Earl of Meath (died 1707)
• 1798–1804 William FitzGerald, 2nd Duke of Leinster^[2]
• 1804–1819 Lord Robert FitzGerald^[3]
• 1819–1874 Augustus Frederick FitzGerald, 3rd Duke of Leinster^[3]

For later custodes rotulorum, see Lord Lieutenant of Kildare

Notes and References

1. Book: Burke, John. A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. 2. 75.
2. Web site: The Fitzgeralds of Kildare (concluded). 27 June 2014.
3. Web site: Leinster Papers. Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. 27 June 2014.