Lord Lieutenant of Westmeath
Ceremonial officer in Westmeath, Ireland
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This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Westmeath.
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.
Governors
- George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard: 1740-1756 [2]
- George Rochfort, 2nd Earl of Belvedere: 1772[3]–1815
- George Nugent, 7th Earl of Westmeath:[4] –1814
- Gustavus Hume Rochfort: 1815–1824[5]
- William Handcock, 1st Viscount Castlemaine: 1824–1831[6]
- George Nugent, 1st Marquess of Westmeath: –1831[6]
Lord Lieutenants
- George Nugent, 1st Marquess of Westmeath: 7 October 1831 – April 1871
- Fulke Greville-Nugent, 1st Baron Greville: 3 April 1871 – 26 January 1883
- Sir Benjamin Chapman, 4th Baronet: 28 March 1883 – 3 November 1888
- Richard Handcock, 4th Baron Castlemaine: 14 January 1889 – 26 April 1892
- Francis Travers Dames-Longworth: 13 June 1892 – 3 December 1898
- Albert Handcock, 5th Baron Castlemaine: 26 May 1899 – 1922
