Lord Lieutenant of Kerry explained

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

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 and incorporated the previous position of Custos Rotulorum of Kerry.

Governors

• Charles Wilmot, 1st Viscount Wilmot: 1605–>1615 ^[2]
• Maurice Crosbie, 1st Baron Brandon: 1747–1753
• Francis Thomas-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Earl of Kerry^[3]
• John Crosbie, 2nd Earl of Glandore: 1790–1815
• James Crosbie: 1803–1831^[4]

Lord Lieutenants

• The 2nd Earl of Kenmare

7 October 1831 – 31 October 1853

• Henry Arthur Herbert

22 November 1854 – 26 February 1866

• The 4th Earl of Kenmare

24 March 1866 – 9 February 1905

• The 5th Earl of Kenmare

4 May 1905 – 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. Web site: WILMOT, Sir Charles (c.1571-bet.1643/4), of Scotland Yard, Westminster. History of Parliament Trust. 14 March 2019.
3. [Robert Beatson|Beatson]
4. Stephen Farrell, CROSBIE, James (c.1760-1836), of Ballyheigue, co. Kerry in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832 (2009).