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.
Statements (31)
| 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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