Lord Lieutenant of County Longford
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The Lord Lieutenant of County Longford was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Longford, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and the organization of the county’s militia and lieutenancy affairs.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremonial county position
ⓘ
county lieutenancy office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | County Longford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | British monarch ⓘ |
| category |
County Longford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish administrative history ⓘ Lord-Lieutenants of Longford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceremonialFunction |
participation in civic and military ceremonies
ⓘ
representation of the Crown at local events ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| duty |
local ceremonial duties
ⓘ
organization of the county’s militia ⓘ oversight of lieutenancy affairs in County Longford ⓘ |
| governingBody | County Longford lieutenancy ⓘ |
| hasListOfOfficeHolders | list of Lords Lieutenant of County Longford ⓘ |
| hasPrecursor | county governor system in Ireland ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| legalSystem | British law in Ireland ⓘ |
| location |
County Longford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeAbolished | 1922 ⓘ |
| officeCreated | 1831 ⓘ |
| officeHoldsJurisdictionOver |
local magistracy recommendations
ⓘ
militia of County Longford ⓘ |
| officeRank | senior county dignitary ⓘ |
| officeScope | county-level ⓘ |
| officeStatus | defunct ⓘ |
| officeType | Crown appointment ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lieutenancy system of Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord Lieutenants of Irish counties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForAbolition | establishment of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| replaces | Governor of County Longford ⓘ |
| residence | County Longford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | British monarch’s chief representative in County Longford ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
County Longford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord Lieutenant NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lieutenants of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Lord Lieutenant of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes | royal authority in County Longford ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | English ⓘ |
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