Lord Lieutenant of Armagh explained

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

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

• Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford 1805^[3] –1831^[4]

Lord Lieutenants

	Name	Image	Term began	Term ended
1.			17 October 1831	27 March 1849
2.	The 3rd Earl of Charlemont		3 July 1849	1864
3.	The 3rd Earl of Gosford		8 February 1864	15 June 1864
4.	The 2nd Baron Lurgan		9 July 1864	15 January 1882
5.	The 4th Earl of Gosford		5 April 1883	1920
6.	The 1st Baron Armaghdale		16 September 1920	8 June 1924
7.	Henry Bruce Wright Armstrong		7 July 1924	1939
8.	Sir Norman Stronge, 8th Baronet		5 December 1939	21 January 1981
9.	Michael Torrens-Spence		20 July 1981	1989
10.	The 7th Earl of Caledon		15 May 1989	Present

Deputy lieutenants

A deputy lieutenant of Armagh is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Armagh. Deputy lieutenants support the work of the lord-lieutenant. There can be several deputy lieutenants at any time, depending on the population of the county. Their appointment does not terminate with the changing of the lord-lieutenant, but they usually retire at age 75.

21st century

• 14 June 2010: Jill Armstrong^[5]
• 5 July 2016: Simon Thomas Alexander Dougan^[6]
• 11 November 2018: Simon Cassells^[7]

References

• Web site: Lieutenants and Lords-Lieutenants (Ireland) 1831-2005 . Sainty . J. C. . John Sainty (civil servant) . 2008-06-07 . https://archive.today/20120804102750/http://www.history.ac.uk/office/lieutenants_ire.html . 4 August 2012 . dead .

See also

• County Armagh
• List of lord lieutenants in the United Kingdom

Notes and References

1. [George Edward Cokayne|G. E. C.]
2. G. E. C., The Complete Baronetage, vol. IV (1904) p. 202.
3. Arthur Aspinall, ACHESON, Hon. Archibald (1776-1849), of Market Hill, co. Armagh. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).
4. The Royal Kalendar for 1831, p. 389.
5. Web site: Deputy Lieutenant Commissions. 25 June 2010. 28 July 2022.
6. Web site: Deputy Lieutenant Commissions. 15 July 2016. 28 July 2022.
7. Web site: Deputy Lieutenant Commissions. 23 November 2018. 28 July 2022.