Lord Lieutenant of Mayo explained

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

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

• James O'Hara, 2nd Baron Tyrawley: –1774
• John Browne, 1st Earl of Altamont: 1774–1776
• Charles Bingham, 1st Earl of Lucan: 1776–
• John Browne, 1st Baron Kilmaine: –1794
• John Browne, 1st Marquess of Sligo 1779–1808
• Arthur Gore, 2nd Earl of Arran:^[2] 1794–1809
• James Cuffe, 1st Baron Tyrawley: 1778?^[3] –1821^[4]
• Charles Dillon, 12th Viscount Dillon:^[2] 1809–1813
• James Cuffe: 1818^[5] –1828^[6]
• James Caulfeild Browne, 2nd Baron Kilmaine:^[2] 1821–1825
• Dominick Geoffrey Browne: –1831^[7]
• Howe Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo: –1831^[7]

Lord Lieutenants

• The 2nd Marquess of Sligo: 7 October 1831 – 26 January 1845
• Field Marshal The 3rd Earl of Lucan: 25 February 1845 – 10 November 1888
• The 5th Earl of Arran: 14 January 1889 – 14 March 1901
• The 4th Earl of Lucan: 27 July 1901 – 5 June 1914
• The 6th Marquess of Sligo: 1 September 1914 – 1922

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 . 2012-08-04 . dead .

Notes and References

1. [George Edward Cokayne|G. E. C.]
2. [Robert Beatson|Beatson]
3. E. M. Johnston-Liik, History of the Irish Parliament 1692–1800, vol. III (2002) p. 559.
4. The Royal Kalendar for 1821, p. 386. Perhaps 1809-1821
5. P. J. Jupp, CUFFE, James (by 1780-1828), of Deal Castle, co. Mayo. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986).
6. The Royal Kalendar for 1828, p. 386.
7. The Royal Kalendar for 1831, p. 389.