Lord Lieutenant of County Laois

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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Crown representative
ceremonial office
county lieutenancy
appliesToJurisdiction County Laois NERFINISHED
Queen's County NERFINISHED
appointedBy British monarch NERFINISHED
associatedWith Irish militia system
local magistracy
category History of County Laois
Lord-Lieutenants of Irish counties NERFINISHED
ceremonialFunction representing the monarch at local events
constitutionalStatus local representative of central government
country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED
duty local ceremonial duties
oversight of county magistracy
oversight of county militia
governmentalFunction coordination of local defense forces
hasJurisdictionOver county militia
justices of the peace in County Laois
hasPrecursor Governor of Queen's County NERFINISHED
historicalNameOfCounty Queen's County NERFINISHED
historicalTerritoryNameUsedUntil Queen's County, 1922 NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Leinster NERFINISHED
locatedInCountry Ireland NERFINISHED
officeAbolishedIn 1922
officeAbolishedInContextOf establishment of the Irish Free State
officeCreatedFrom Governor of Queen's County NERFINISHED
officeHolderRole British monarch’s chief representative in County Laois
partOf Lord Lieutenancies of Ireland NERFINISHED
replaces Governor of Queen's County
represents Crown in County Laois
scopeOfAuthority county level
seatOfOffice County Laois NERFINISHED
successorOfficeContext no direct successor after Irish Free State formation
timePeriod pre-1922 Ireland

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