Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland was the head of the British administration in Ireland until the foundation of the Irish Free State in 1922.
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Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot - Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
... In 1812, Talbot was also appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and admitted to the Privy Council ... In recognition of his rendering services to the agriculture of Ireland, he was awarded the Freedom of Drogheda and during George IV's visit to the country in 1821, he was ... gave Talbot credit for his impartiality and Lord Cloncurry called him 'an honourable, high-minded gentleman' ...
... In 1812, Talbot was also appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and admitted to the Privy Council ... In recognition of his rendering services to the agriculture of Ireland, he was awarded the Freedom of Drogheda and during George IV's visit to the country in 1821, he was ... gave Talbot credit for his impartiality and Lord Cloncurry called him 'an honourable, high-minded gentleman' ...
John Russell, 4th Duke Of Bedford - Seven Years War - Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
... Newcastle’s resignation in November 1756, Bedford became Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in the new government led by William Pitt and the Duke of Devonshire ... In Ireland he favoured a relaxation of the penal laws against Roman Catholics, but did not keep his promises to observe neutrality between the rival parties, and to abstain from securing pensions for his friends ... to the threatened French invasion in 1759, and the landing of a small French force in northern Ireland ...
... Newcastle’s resignation in November 1756, Bedford became Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in the new government led by William Pitt and the Duke of Devonshire ... In Ireland he favoured a relaxation of the penal laws against Roman Catholics, but did not keep his promises to observe neutrality between the rival parties, and to abstain from securing pensions for his friends ... to the threatened French invasion in 1759, and the landing of a small French force in northern Ireland ...
Lord Lieutenants - Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
... The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland was the head of the British administration in Ireland until the foundation of the Irish Free State in 1922 ...
... The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland was the head of the British administration in Ireland until the foundation of the Irish Free State in 1922 ...
Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland - Irish Attitudes Towards The Lord Lieutenant
... The office of Lord Lieutenant, like the British government in Ireland, was generally unpopular with Irish nationalists, though it was supported with varying degrees of enthusiasm by ... Some Lords Lieutenant did earn a measure of popularity in a personal capacity among nationalists ... for the abolition of the office and its replacement by a Secretary of State for Ireland ...
... The office of Lord Lieutenant, like the British government in Ireland, was generally unpopular with Irish nationalists, though it was supported with varying degrees of enthusiasm by ... Some Lords Lieutenant did earn a measure of popularity in a personal capacity among nationalists ... for the abolition of the office and its replacement by a Secretary of State for Ireland ...
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