Lord Lieutenants of Donegal

This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of County Donegal.

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. The office is pronounced as 'Lord Lef-tenant'.

## Lieutenant

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* Rory O'Donnell, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell: 28 March 1605–[2]

## Governors

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* Henry Conyngham, 1st Earl Conyngham: 1746–1781[3]
* Ralph Gore, 1st Earl of Ross: 1781–
* William Conyngham: 1781–1796 [4]
* Robert Clements, 1st Earl of Leitrim: 1781–1804 [5]
* Sir Samuel Hayes, 1st Baronet: 1781–1807 [6]
* John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Abercorn (died 1818)[6]
* Nathaniel Clements, 2nd Earl of Leitrim: –1831[7]
* Henry Conyngham, 1st Marquess Conyngham: 1803–1831[7]
* Sir Samuel Hayes, 3rd Baronet: –1831[7]

## Lord Lieutenants

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* The 2nd Marquess of Donegall: 17 October 1831 – 5 October 1844
* The 1st Duke of Abercorn: 13 November 1844 – 31 October 1885
* The 2nd Duke of Abercorn: 1885 – 3 January 1913
* Sir John Olphert: 9 August 1913 – 11 March 1917
* The 6th Earl of Arran: 25 August 1917 – 1920
* Sir Emerson Crawford Herdman: 17 December 1920 – 1922

## References

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* Sainty, J. C. "Lieutenants and Lords-Lieutenants (Ireland) 1831-2005". Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2008.

1. ^ G. E. C., ed. Vicary Gibbs, The Complete Peerage, vol. I (1910) p. 174, n. (b).
2. ^ Russell, C.W.; Prendergast, John P. (1872). Calendar of the State Papers, Relating to Ireland. Vol. James I. 1603-1606. Longman. p. 268, No.454. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
3. ^ E. M. Johnston-Liik, History of the Irish Parliament 1692–1800 (2002) vol. III, p. 483.
4. ^ Johnston-Liik, History of the Irish Parliament, vol. III, p. 327.
5. ^ Johnston-Liik, History of the Irish Parliament, vol. III, p. 432.
6. ^ a b Beatson's Political Index (1806) vol. III, p. 371.
7. ^ a b c The Royal Kalendar for 1831, p. 389.

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