Lord Lieutenant of Kilkenny explained

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

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 Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormond^[2] -1715 (attainted 1715)
• Christopher Wandesford, 2nd Viscount Castlecomer^[3] 1715–1719
• William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough
• Walter Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde^[4] –1820
• James Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde –1831^[5]

Lord Lieutenants

• James Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde 7 October 1831 – 18 May 1838
• John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough November 1838 – 16 May 1847
• William Frederick Fownes Tighe 25 June 1847 – 11 June 1878
• James Butler, 3rd Marquess of Ormonde 5 October 1878 – 26 October 1919
• Hamilton Cuffe, 5th Earl of Desart 23 June 1920 – 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. Book: Ryan, John. The History and Antiquities of the County of Carlow. 267.
3. Web site: WANDESFORD, Christopher, 2nd Visct. Castlecomer [I] (1684-1719), of Kirklington, Yorks.]. History of Parliament Trust. 19 July 2019.
4. [Robert Beatson|Beatson]
5. The Royal Kalendar for 1831, p. 389.