Lord Lieutenant of County Cavan

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The Lord Lieutenant of County Cavan was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Cavan, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and magistracy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial office
county lieutenancy
appliesToJurisdiction County Cavan NERFINISHED
appointedBy British monarch
British monarch
surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
country United Kingdom
dissolvedIn 1922
endTime 1922
follows Custos Rotulorum of Cavan NERFINISHED
hasAssociatedTitle Custos Rotulorum of Cavan NERFINISHED
hasDuty liaise between local authorities and central government
organize royal visits in the county
oversight of the county militia
oversight of the magistracy
perform local ceremonial duties
recommend appointments to the commission of the peace
represent the British monarch in County Cavan
hasJurisdictionOver county militia of Cavan
justices of the peace in County Cavan
inception 1831
languageOfName English
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Ireland NERFINISHED
Province of Ulster NERFINISHED
location County Cavan NERFINISHED
officeHolder Henry Maxwell, 7th Baron Farnham NERFINISHED
James Pierce Maxwell, 9th Baron Farnham NERFINISHED
Rudolph Robert Basil Aloysius Augustine Feilding, 8th Earl of Denbigh NERFINISHED
Somerset Richard Maxwell, 8th Baron Farnham NERFINISHED
Thomas Taylour, 1st Marquess of Headfort NERFINISHED
Thomas Taylour, 2nd Marquess of Headfort NERFINISHED
Thomas Taylour, Earl of Bective NERFINISHED
officeType crown appointment
partOf Lord Lieutenancies in Ireland NERFINISHED
local government structure of Ireland under British rule
reasonForAbolition establishment of the Irish Free State
replacedBy no direct successor office after 1922
replaces Custos Rotulorum of Cavan NERFINISHED
residence County Cavan NERFINISHED
selectionMethod appointment by the Crown
subordinateTo British government in Ireland NERFINISHED
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland NERFINISHED
typicalOfficeHolder large landowners
local aristocracy
usedInPeriod 19th century
early 20th century
usedLegalSystem British law in Ireland

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