Governor of Limerick explained

The Governor of Limerick was a military officer who commanded the garrison at Limerick in Ireland.

List of governors

• William de Burgh
• –1622: Sir Maurice Berkeley
• 1622–1642: George Courtenay, 1st Baronet, of Newcastle
• 1650–51: Hugh Dubh O'Neill (during Ireton's siege of the town)
• 1651–1653: Sir Hardress Waller
• 1653–1659: Sir Henry Ingoldsby, 1st Baronet
• c. 1670–1685: Sir William King
• 1685: Antoine Hamilton
• 1690: Alexandre de Rainier de Droue, Marquis de Boisseleau (Jacobite)
• c. 1693: John Simpson
• c. 1726: Thomas Pierse
• Thomas Southwell, 2nd Baron Southwell
• Thomas Butler, 2nd son of Brinsley Butler, 1st Viscount Lanesborough
• 1751–1760: Sir John Cope
• 1761: John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll
• 1770: John Hale
• 1775: Sir Henry Clinton
• 10 July 1794: Gerard Lake
• 1797–1804: Eyre Massey, 1st Baron Clarina
• 23 May 1804: William Fawcett
• 4 October 1826: William Knollys
• 20 March 1834: The post was abolished on the death of Knollys.

Sources

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• Book: Clark, Ruth . 1921 . Anthony Hamilton: his Life and Works and his Family . . London . 459281163 .
• Web site: Gibney . John . McGuire . James . Quinn . James . October 2009 . King, Sir William . . 14 May 2023.
• Encyclopedia: Little . Patrick . Matthew . Colin . Colin Matthew . Harrison . Brian . Brian Harrison (historian) . 2004 . Waller, Sir Hardress (c.1604–1666) . . 56 . . New York . 977–979 . 0-19-861406-3 . registration.
  • • • McGrath . Brid . 1997 . A Biographical Dictionary of the Membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640 to 1641 . PhD . 1 . Hardress Waller (?1604–1666) Limerick County . . Dublin . 292–295 . 2262/77206 . http://www.tara.tcd.ie/handle/2262/77206/. – Parliaments & Biographies (PDF downloadable from given URL)
• Book: Wiggins, Kenneth . 2001 . Anatomy of a Siege: King John's Castle, Limerick, 1642 . . London . 0-85115-827-7 . – (Preview)