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Lord Lieutenant of Antrim

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A list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Antrim, located in Northern Ireland.

The office was created in County Antrim on 23 August 1831.

Lord-Lieutenants

  • The 1st Earl O'Neill: 17 October 1831 – 25 March 1841
  • The 3rd Marquess of Donegall: 24 April 1841 – 20 October 1883
  • The 1st Baron Waveney: 4 December 1883 – 15 February 1886
  • Sir Edward Porter Cowan: 2 April 1886 – 24 March 1890
  • Sir Francis Workman-Macnaghten, 3rd Bt.: 21 May 1890 – 21 July 1911
  • The 9th Earl of Shaftesbury: 2 November 1911 – 1916
  • The 12th Viscount Massereene: 9 June 1916 – 1938
  • The 3rd Baron O'Neill: 14 April 1938 – 24 October 1944
  • Senator James Graham Leslie: 12 March 1945 – 16 May 1949
  • The 1st Baron Rathcavan: 22 September 1949 – 1959
  • Sir Richard Dobbs: 24 March 1959 – 1994
  • The 4th Baron O'Neill: 19 April 1994 – 31 August 2008
  • Joan Christie: 1 September 2008 - present

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    Lord Lieutenant of Antrim Wikipedia
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