This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of County Waterford.
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 Beresford, 1st Marquess of Waterford: 1766–1800 [2]
- Henry Beresford, 2nd Marquess of Waterford[3] 1801–1826
- Lord George Beresford: 1826–1831[4]
Lord Lieutenants
- The 1st Baron Stuart de Decies: 17 October 1831 – 23 January 1874
- Sir Richard Musgrave, 4th Bt.: 9 March 1874 – 8 July 1874
- The 5th Marquess of Waterford: 19 August 1874 – 23 October 1895
- The 8th Duke of Devonshire: 7 December 1895 – 24 March 1908
- Henry Charles Windsor Villiers-Stuart 7 July 1908 – 8 September 1908
- Edmond de la Poer 5 February 1909 – 30 August 1915
- John William Rivallon de la Poer 22 December 1915 – 1922
References
- Sainty, J. C. "Lieutenants and Lords-Lieutenants (Ireland) 1831-2005". Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
- ^ G. E. C., ed. Vicary Gibbs, The Complete Peerage, vol. I (1910) p. 174, n. (b).
- ^ "Irish Counties". worldleadersindex.org.
- ^ Beatson's Political Index (1806) vol. III, p. 373.
- ^ The Royal Kalendar for 1831, p. 389.