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639:"WHEREAS his gracious Majesty has been pleased ... to appoint ... one lieutenant general and governor general of that part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called Ireland, commonly called "The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland": ... Be it therefore enacted ... that it shall ... be lawful ... for his Majesty's said lieutenant general and governor general of Ireland, commonly called the lord lieutenant of Ireland, or for any other chief governor or governors thereof ... to ... appoint ... lieutenants for the several counties ... in Ireland" 137:
was: lieutenant 🢡 justiciar 🢡 custos 🢡 deputy (lieutenant) 🢡 deputy justiciar. The title "Deputy", and later "Lord Deputy", was originally applied to the resident deputy of a non-resident king's lieutenant, when the latter title was an honour bestowed on a favoured English noble. Latterly, such
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such open Key, or Wharf, as the Lord Lieutenant, Lord Deputy, or other chief Governor and Governors and Privy Council of this Realm for the time being, shall therefore appoint imprisonment at the Will and Pleasure of the chief Governor or Governors of this Realm for the time being that the Lord
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Deputy, or other chief Governor or Governors of this Realm for the time being, shall have yearly And that the said Lord Deputy, or other chief Governor or Governors of this Realm for the time being, shall also
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The king of England sends a viceroy thither to administer the public affairs of Ireland, (whom he represents) who goes by the name of lord lieutenant general and general governor of Ireland
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and subsequently used by many historians and statutes. It was occasionally used before then. Chief governors were appointed under various titles, the most common of which were:
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passed in the 1890s trimmed formulas such as "the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland" from older
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A Collection of All the Irish and English Statutes Now in Force and Use Relating to His Majesty's Revenue of Ireland
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Richardson, Henry Gerald; Sayles, George Osborne (1980). "The Administration of Ireland: Introduction (Reprint)".
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later separated from that of the chief governor. In the fifteenth century, chief governors, especially the
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replaced Southern Ireland in December 1922, the Lord Lieutenant was replaced and separated into the
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Umbrella term for the senior English or British official in Ireland between the 1170s and 1922
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Sometimes individuals with different titles served simultaneously, in which case the
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Wood, Herbert (1921–1924). "The Office of Chief Governor of Ireland, 1172–1509".
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deputised in the Lord Lieutenant's absences. In 1757 the Earl of Kildare (later
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contrary to the wishes of the English court. This prompted the passing of
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Richardson, Henry Gerald; Sayles, George Osborne (1963). "Introduction".
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Otway-Ruthven, A. J. (1965). "The Chief Governors of Mediaeval Ireland".
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Wood, Herbert (1935). "The Titles of the Chief Governors of Ireland".
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The Connexion Between the Kingdom of Ireland and the Crown of England
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attempted to maintain a more activist role, but was rebuffed. The
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combined executive and judicial functions. The judicial office of
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in 1495 to make Irish laws subject to amendment and veto by the
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A General History of Ireland, in Its Antient and Modern State
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The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
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but retained a single Lord Lieutenant for both. When the
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throughout his term, but no Irishman was appointed till
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The role of Lord Lieutenant (or 176:, began taking initiatives in the 14: 901: 885:1922 disestablishments in Ireland 655:. Vol. 1. Dublin. p. 26 563:Richardson & Sayles 1963, p.8 359:Duncan, Mark (11 February 2015). 51:and power was wielded by others. 604:"14 & 15 Chas II c.9 §§4,13" 890:1170s establishments in Ireland 865:Viceroys of the British monarch 54: 27:, which maintained English and 23:was the senior official in the 817: 670: 618: 596: 566: 557: 383:. 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Index

Dublin Castle administration
British rule in Ireland
viceroy
English monarch
British monarch
Privy Council of Ireland
figurehead
umbrella term
Walter Harris
John Lodge
Lord Deputy
Lord Lieutenant
custos
order of precedence
Lord Justices
Statute Law Revision Acts
acts of parliament
Norman Ireland
chief justiciar
Lord Chief Justice of Ireland
Earls of Kildare
Parliament of Ireland
Poynings' Law
Privy Council of England
martial law
Lord President of Munster
Lord President of Connaught
Williamite Wars
Constitution of 1782
Lords Justices

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