Lord Lieutenant of County Louth
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The Lord Lieutenant of County Louth was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Louth, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and magistracy.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Crown appointment
ⓘ
ceremonial office ⓘ county lieutenancy ⓘ |
| abolished | 1922 ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | County Louth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | British monarch ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British administration in Ireland
ⓘ
Irish local government history ⓘ |
| category |
History of County Louth
ⓘ
Lord-Lieutenants of Irish counties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endCause | establishment of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
coordination of local defence in emergencies
ⓘ
local ceremonial duties ⓘ oversight of the county magistracy ⓘ oversight of the county militia ⓘ recommendation of justices of the peace ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
county militia
ⓘ
local magistrates ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Kingdom of Ireland (pre-1801 context of county governance) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1831 ⓘ |
| legalSystem | United Kingdom law ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | County Louth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeCreatedForJurisdiction | County Louth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolderRole | monarch’s chief representative in County Louth ⓘ |
| officeScope | county-level ⓘ |
| partOf | Irish county lieutenancies ⓘ |
| precededBy | Governor of County Louth ⓘ |
| rank | senior county dignitary ⓘ |
| replaces | Governor of County Louth ⓘ |
| residenceType | country house of the office holder ⓘ |
| style | His Majesty’s Lieutenant for the County of Louth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
British government in Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
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