Lord Lieutenant of Longford
This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Longford. There were lieutenants of counties in Ireland until the reign of James II, when they were renamed governors. The office of Lord Lieutenant was recreated on 23 August 1831. Governors George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard, 1740–1756 George Forbes, 4th Earl of Granard, 1756– (died 1769) Thomas Gleadowe-Newcomen, 2nd Viscount Newcomen, 1801–1825 George Forbes, 6th Earl of Granard, –1831 Lord Lieutenants George Forbes, Viscount Forbes, 7 October 1831 – 13 November 1836 Luke White, 22 November 1836 – 1841 Henry White, 1st Baron Annaly, 1841 – 3 September 1873 Luke White, 2nd Baron Annaly, 7 November 1873 – March 1874 William Pakenham, 4th Earl of Longford, 27 March 1874 – 19 April 1887 Thomas Pakenham, 5th Earl of Longford, 14 June 1887 – 21 August 1915 vacant Bernard Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard, 26 August 1916 – 1922 References Longford