Lord Lieutenant of County Westmeath
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The Lord Lieutenant of County Westmeath was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Westmeath, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and civic functions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lord Lieutenant of County Westmeath canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9271597 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lord Lieutenant of County Westmeath Context triple: [James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon, positionHeld, Lord Lieutenant of County Westmeath]
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Lord Lieutenant of County Roscommon
The Lord Lieutenant of County Roscommon was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Roscommon, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and magistracy before the office was abolished.
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Lord Lieutenant of County Leitrim
The Lord Lieutenant of County Leitrim was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Leitrim, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and magistracy.
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Lord Lieutenant of County Monaghan
The Lord Lieutenant of County Monaghan was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Monaghan, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and civic functions until the office was abolished in the early 20th century.
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Lord Lieutenant of County Donegal
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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Lord Lieutenant of County Fermanagh
The Lord Lieutenant of County Fermanagh is the British monarch’s personal representative in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, responsible for ceremonial duties and the promotion of civic and voluntary activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lord Lieutenant of County Westmeath Target entity description: The Lord Lieutenant of County Westmeath was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Westmeath, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and civic functions.
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A.
Lord Lieutenant of County Roscommon
The Lord Lieutenant of County Roscommon was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Roscommon, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and magistracy before the office was abolished.
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B.
Lord Lieutenant of County Leitrim
The Lord Lieutenant of County Leitrim was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Leitrim, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and magistracy.
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C.
Lord Lieutenant of County Monaghan
The Lord Lieutenant of County Monaghan was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Monaghan, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and civic functions until the office was abolished in the early 20th century.
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D.
Lord Lieutenant of County Donegal
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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E.
Lord Lieutenant of County Fermanagh
The Lord Lieutenant of County Fermanagh is the British monarch’s personal representative in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, responsible for ceremonial duties and the promotion of civic and voluntary activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Crown representative
ⓘ
ceremonial office ⓘ county lieutenancy ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | County Westmeath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToPeriod |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| appointedBy | British monarch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorityOver | county magistracy (in a ceremonial and coordinating capacity) ⓘ |
| basedOn | English and Welsh lord-lieutenancy model ⓘ |
| category | Lord Lieutenants of Irish counties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1922 ⓘ |
| endCause | establishment of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| firstHolder | George Nugent, 1st Marquess of Westmeath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingLaw | acts and orders of the British administration in Ireland ⓘ |
| hasRole |
chief representative of the British monarch in County Westmeath
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oversight of civic functions in County Westmeath ⓘ oversight of the county militia ⓘ performance of local ceremonial duties ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1831 ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialActs | English ⓘ |
| lastHolder | Sir Walter Nugent, 4th Baronet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
County Westmeath
NERFINISHED
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Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOfficeHolder |
Francis Thomas Dease
NERFINISHED
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Francis Travers Dames-Longworth NERFINISHED ⓘ George Nugent, 1st Marquess of Westmeath NERFINISHED ⓘ James Lenox William Naper NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Benjamin Chapman, 4th Baronet NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Richard Nagle NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Thomas Chapman, 7th Baronet NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Walter Nugent, 4th Baronet NERFINISHED ⓘ William Smyth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeCreatedUnder | Lord Lieutenants (Ireland) system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolderOf | Westmeath county militia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | local government structure of Ireland under British rule ⓘ |
| precededBy | Governor of Westmeath ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Irish county militia system
ⓘ
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedOffice | Governor of Westmeath ⓘ |
| represents | British Crown in County Westmeath ⓘ |
| scope | ceremonial and military ⓘ |
| seat | County town of Mullingar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | county ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Lieutenant of County Westmeath Description of subject: The Lord Lieutenant of County Westmeath was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Westmeath, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and civic functions.
Referenced by (1)
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