Lord Lieutenant of Kilkenny
Ceremonial officer in Kilkenny, Ireland
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This is a list of people who have served as the Lord Lieutenant of Kilkenny.
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
Lord Lieutenants
- James Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde 7 October 1831 – 18 May 1838
- John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough November 1838 – 16 May 1847
- William Frederick Fownes Tighe 25 June 1847 – 11 June 1878
- James Butler, 3rd Marquess of Ormonde 5 October 1878 – 26 October 1919
- Hamilton Cuffe, 5th Earl of Desart 23 June 1920 – 1922
