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In Medieval times, the Lord Lieutenant was the appointed representative for Ireland. However, this post would mutate into a ceremonial post and power passed to his supposed deputy; the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant. Indeed, it would be the Chief Secretary from 1798 who would spearhead the patronage and bribery required to get the Irish House of Parliament to dissolve itself and join Britain. Thereafter, from 1801, Ireland became an integral part of the United Kingdom. The Lord Lieutenant did not have the right to sit as an MP. In fact, it would be the Chief Secretary who would have an automatic cabinet seat in the British Government rather than his nominal superior. This arrangement lasted until 1922 when the Irish Free State was established. Ireland remained as a Dominion until 1948 with a Governor General representing the Monarch in Ireland until that date. |
Chief Secretaries for Ireland from 1798 | |
Robert Stewart Viscount Castlereagh 3 Nov 1798 - 26 Apr 1801 |
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John (Viscount) Fitzgibbon 26 Apr 1801 - 25 May 1801 |
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Charles Abbot 25 May 1801 - 13 Feb 1802 |
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William Wickham 13 Feb 1802 - 6 Feb 1804 |
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Sir Evan Nepean 6 Feb 1804 - 23 Mar 1805 |
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Sir Nicholas Vansittart 23 Mar 1805 - 21 Sep 1805 |
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Charles Long 21 Sep 1805 - 28 Mar 1806 |
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William Elliot 28 Mar 1806 - 19 Apr 1807 |
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Sir Arthur Wellesley 19 Apr 1807 - 13 Apr 1809 |
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Robert Saunders-Dundas 13 Apr 1809 - 18 Oct 1809 |
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William Wellesley-Pole 18 Oct 1809 - 4 Aug 1812 |
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Robert Peel 4 Aug 1812 - 4 Aug 1818 |
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Charles Grant 3 Aug 1818 - 29 Dec 1821 |
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Henry Goulburn 29 Dec 1821 - 29 Apr 1827 |
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William Lamb Viscount Melbourne 29 Apr 1827 - 21 Jun 1828 |
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Francis Egerton Leveson-Gower Earl Gower 21 Jun 1828 - 17 Jul 1830 |
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Sir Henry Hardinge 17 Jul 1830 - 29 Nov 1830 |
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Edward (Earl) Stanley 29 Nov 1830 - 29 Mar 1833 |
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Sir John Cam Hobhouse 29 Mar 1833 - 17 May 1833 |
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Edward John Littleton 17 May 1833 - 16 Dec 1834 |
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Sir Henry Hardinge 16 Dec 1834 - 29 Apr 1835 |
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George Howard Viscount Morpeth 29 Apr 1835 - 6 Sep 1841 |
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Edward Granville Eliot Earl of St. Germans 6 Sep 1841 - 1 Feb 1845 |
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Sir Thomas Fremantle Baron Cottosloe 1 Feb 1845 - 14 Feb 1846 |
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Henry Pelham Pelham-Clinton Earl of Lincoln 14 Feb 1846 - 6 Jul 1846 |
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Henry Labouchere 6 Jul 1846 - 22 Jul 1847 |
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Sir William Somerville 22 Jul 1847 - 1 Mar 1852 |
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Richard Southwell Bourke Earl Naas 1 Mar 1852 - 6 Jan 1853 |
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Sir John Young 6 Jan 1853 - 1 Mar 1855 |
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Edward Horsman 1 Mar 1855 - 27 May 1857 |
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Henry Arthur Herbert 27 May 1857 - 4 Mar 1858 |
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Richard Southwell Bourke Earl Naas 4 Mar 1858 - 24 Jun 1859 |
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Edward Cardwell 24 Jun 1859 - 29 Jul 1861 |
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Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue 29 Jul 1861 - 7 Dec 1865 |
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Sir Robert Peel 7 Dec 1865 - 26 Jun 1866 |
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Richard Southwell Bourke Earl Naas 6 Jul 1866 - 29 Sep 1868 |
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John Wilson-Patten 29 Sep 1868 - 16 Dec 1868 |
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Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue 16 Dec 1868 - 12 Jan 1871 |
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Spencer Cavendish Marquis of Hartington 12 Jan 1871 - 27 Feb 1874 |
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Sir Michael Hicks-Beach 27 Feb 1874 - 15 Feb 1878 |
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James Lowther 15 Feb 1878 - 30 Apr 1880 |
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William Edward Forster 30 Apr 1880 - 6 May 1882 |
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Frederick Charles Cavendish Earl Cavendish 6 May 1882 - 9 May 1882 |
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Sir George Otto Trevelyan 9 May 1882 - 23 Oct 1884 |
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Henry Campbell-Bannerman 23 Oct 1884 - 25 Jun 1885 |
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Sir William Hart Dyke 25 Jun 1885 - 23 Jan 1886 |
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William Henry Smith 23 Jan 1886 - 6 Feb 1886 |
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John Morley 6 Feb 1886 - 5 Aug 1886 |
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Sir Michael Hicks-Beach 5 Aug 1886 - 7 Mar 1887 |
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Sir Arthur James Balfour 7 Mar 1887 - 9 Nov 1891 |
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Willliam Lawies Jackson 9 Nov 1891 - 22 Aug 1892 |
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John Morley 22 Aug 1892 - 4 Jul 1895 |
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Gerald William Balfour 4 Jul 1895 - 7 Nov 1900 |
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George Wyndham 7 Nov 1900 - 12 Mar 1905 |
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Walter Hume Long 12 Mar 1905 - 10 Dec 1905 |
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James Bryce 10 Dec 1905 - 23 Jan 1907 |
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Augustine Birrell 23 Jan 1907 - 31 Jul 1916 |
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Henry Edward Duke 31 Jul 1916 - 5 May 1918 |
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Edward Shortt 5 May 1918 - 10 Jan 1919 |
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(James) Ian Macpherson 10 Jan 1919 - 2 Apr 1920 |
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Sir James Hamar Greenwood 2 Apr 1920 - 19 Oct 1922 |
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