Lord Lieutenant of Cork
Ceremonial officer in Cork, Ireland
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This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of County Cork.
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, and is pronounced in the usual British fashion as 'Lord Lef-tenant'.
Governors
- Charles Wilmot, 1st Viscount Wilmot 1601- [2] (died 1644)
- Robert Phayre 1651–54
- Francis Boyle, 1st Viscount Shannon 1686–1689
- Charles Boyle, 2nd Earl of Burlington 1690– (died 1704)
- Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon 1756– (died 1764)
- Richard Longfield, 1st Viscount Longueville 1758–1761[3]
- Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon 1786– (died 1807)
- Robert King, 2nd Earl of Kingston 1789 (died 1799)
- Robert Uniacke Fitzgerald 1805–1814
- Hayes St Leger, 2nd Viscount Doneraile: 1809–1819[4]
- William Tonson, 2nd Baron Riversdale: 1820–1831[5]
- William O'Brien, 2nd Marquess of Thomond: –1831[5]
- Hayes St Leger, 3rd Viscount Doneraile: –1831[5]
- George King, 3rd Earl of Kingston: –1831[5]
- William Hodder: –1831[5]
Lord Lieutenants
- Henry Boyle, 3rd Earl of Shannon: 7 October 1831 – 22 April 1842
- James Bernard, 2nd Earl of Bandon: 1842 – 31 October 1856
- Edmond Roche, 1st Baron Fermoy: 4 December 1856 – 17 September 1874
- Francis Bernard, 3rd Earl of Bandon: 10 November 1874 – 17 February 1877
- James Bernard, 4th Earl of Bandon: 13 June 1877 – 1922
