Lord Lieutenant of County Donegal

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The Lord Lieutenant of County Donegal was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Donegal, Ireland, responsible for ceremonial duties and local militia oversight until the office was abolished in the early 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial office
county lieutenancy
abolished early 20th century
appliesToJurisdiction County Donegal NERFINISHED
appointedBy British monarch NERFINISHED
category History of County Donegal
Lord-Lieutenants of Irish counties
country United Kingdom
firstHolder Viscount Lifford NERFINISHED
follows Custos Rotulorum of Donegal NERFINISHED
hasDuty ceremonial duties
oversight of local militia
hasJurisdictionOver County Donegal militia
hasLanguage English
hasStyle Lord Lieutenant NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Ireland under British rule
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED
inception 1831
lastHolder Sir Emerson Crawford Herdman NERFINISHED
location County Donegal NERFINISHED
Ireland NERFINISHED
officeAbolishedWith abolition of county lieutenancies in the Irish Free State
officeScope county-level
partOf Lord Lieutenancies of Ireland NERFINISHED
replaced Custos Rotulorum of Donegal in militia responsibilities
residence County Donegal NERFINISHED
roleOf British monarch’s chief representative in County Donegal
subordinateTo British government in Ireland NERFINISHED
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland NERFINISHED
usedFor coordination of county-level defence organization
local implementation of royal ceremonial functions

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James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of County Donegal