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.
Statements (35)
| 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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