Lord Lieutenant of Roscommon
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This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of County Roscommon.The office was created on 23 August 1831.
- Robert King, 1st Viscount Lorton 7 October 1831 – 20 November 1854
- Arthur French, 1st Baron de Freyne 18 December 1854 – 29 September 1856
- Edward King Tenison 4 December 1856 – 19 June 1878
- Edward Robert King-Harman 5 October 1878 – 10 June 1888
- Henry King-Tenison, 8th Earl of Kingston 25 July 1888 – 13 January 1896
- Charles Owen O'Conor, The O'Conor Don 5 March 1896 – 30 June 1906
- Charles O'Conor Don 5 September 1906 – 23 February 1917
- William John Talbot 25 August 1917 – 1922
Roscommon was lost to the United Kingdom in 1922 upon the formation of the Irish Free State.
[edit] References
- Sainty, J. C.. Lieutenants and Lords-Lieutenants (Ireland) 1831-2005. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.