Lord Lieutenant of Down

This is a list of lords lieutenants of County Down. The office was created on 23 August 1831.

• The Marquess of Downshire 7 October 1831 – 12 April 1845
• The Marquess of Londonderry 17 May 1845 – 1864
• The Lord Dufferin and Clandeboye 13 April 1864 – 12 February 1902, later Earl of Dufferin and Marquess of Dufferin and Ava
• The Marquess of Londonderry 16 April 1902 – 8 February 1915
• Marquess of Londonderry 8 September 1915 – 11 February 1949
• The Earl of Kilmorey 2 June 1949 – 1959
• Sir Roland Nugent, Bt 10 March 1959 – 18 August 1962
• The Earl of Clanwilliam 25 September 1962 – 1979
• William Norman Brann 2 October 1979 – 1990
• William Stephen Brownlow 17 August 1990 – 1996
• Sir William Joseph Hall 10 October 1996 – 1 August 2009
• David Lindsay^[1] 25 August 2009 - Present

References

• Sainty, J. C.. "Lieutenants and Lords-Lieutenants (Ireland) 1831-2005". http://www.history.ac.uk/office/lieutenants_ire.html. Retrieved 2008-06-07.