Lord Lieutenant of Mayo
Ceremonial officer in Mayo, Ireland
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This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Mayo.
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
- James O'Hara, 2nd Baron Tyrawley: –1774
- John Browne, 1st Earl of Altamont: 1774–1776
- Charles Bingham, 1st Earl of Lucan: 1776–
- John Browne, 1st Baron Kilmaine: –1794
- John Browne, 1st Marquess of Sligo[2] 1779–1808
- Arthur Gore, 2nd Earl of Arran:[2] 1794–1809
- James Cuffe, 1st Baron Tyrawley: 1778?[3]–1821[4]
- Charles Dillon, 12th Viscount Dillon:[2] 1809–1813
- James Cuffe: 1818[5]–1828[6]
- James Caulfeild Browne, 2nd Baron Kilmaine:[2] 1821–1825
- Dominick Geoffrey Browne: –1831[7]
- Howe Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo: –1831[7]
Lord Lieutenants
- Howe Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo: 7 October 1831 – 26 January 1845
- Field Marshal George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan: 25 February 1845 – 10 November 1888
- Arthur Gore, 5th Earl of Arran: 14 January 1889 – 14 March 1901
- Charles Bingham, 4th Earl of Lucan: 27 July 1901 – 5 June 1914
- George Browne, 6th Marquess of Sligo: 1 September 1914 – 1922
