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 Lord Lieutenant of Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The powers meant to have been possessed by the Lord Lieutenant were delegated by amendment to a new Governor of Northern Ireland, while the role of representative of the Crown in the Free State went to a new Governor-General of the Irish Free State.
The Lord Lieutenant was advised in the governance by the Irish Privy Council, a body of appointed figures and hereditary title holders, which met in the Council Chamber in Dublin Castle and on occasion in other locations.
Lord Justice — three office-holders who acted in the Lord Lieutenant's stead during his absence.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lord_Lieutenant_of_Ireland   (1694 words)

  
 LIEUTENANT - LoveToKnow Article on LIEUTENANT
The lord lieutenant of Ireland is the head of the executive in that country.
By the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907, the lord lieutenant of a county was constituted president of the county association.
A deputy lieutenant (denoted frequently by the addition of the letters D.L. alter a persons name) is a deputy of a lord lieutenant of a county.
52.1911encyclopedia.org /L/LI/LIEUTENANT.htm   (1089 words)

  
 The Monarchy Today > Royal Visits > Lord Lieutenants
Lord Lieutenants also carry out other duties in their county, such as the presentation of decorations (where the recipient is unable to attend an Investiture), The Queen's Awards for Export and Technology, and Queen's Scout and Queen's Guide Awards, and may recommend people for appointment as Justices of the Peace by the Lord Chancellor.
Nowadays the Lord Lieutenant is responsible for the organisation of all official Royal visits to the county, and on the day escorts the Royal visitor around the different locations - not simply The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh, but any member of the Royal Family visiting their county.
Her Majesty's Lord Lieutenants are the representatives of the Crown for each county in the United Kingdom.
www.royal.gov.uk /output/page352.asp   (286 words)

  
 Jon Cohen
In addition to the responsibility of maintaining the peace, the Lord Lieutenant was the chief military and judicial officer of the county, and was in charge of appointing local justices of the peace.
Then, Lord Lieutenants were appointed to represent the King in the management of local affairs.
In some of the charters, the Lieutenant Governor was named a member, usually presiding officer, of the Governor's council The establishment of the Lieutenant Governor in the states seems to have been further encouraged by the creation of the federal office of Vice President.
www.drcohen2006.com /main.cfm?actionId=globalShowStaticContent&screenKey=cmpGov&s=cohen   (705 words)

  
 la1997145.txt
The lord-lieutenant, lieutenants (if any) and deputy lieutenants of a county or area shall have such functions and privileges (whether provided for under any enactment or otherwise) as are for the time being exercisable by or vested in the lord-lieutenant, lieutenants and deputy lieutenants respectively of that county or area.
(6) A commission as deputy lieutenant of a county or area may be revoked by the lord-lieutenant of that county or area; and the lord-lieutenant shall revoke the commission forthwith on being informed of Her Majesty's pleasure that it be revoked.
Nothing in this Act prevents the continuation in office of a lord-lieutenant, lieutenant or deputy lieutenant of a county or area who is in office immediately before the commencement of this Act.
bar.austlii.edu.au /~andrew/test/la1997145.txt   (1965 words)

  
 Random House Academic Resources The Great Shame by Thomas Keneally
In that very same summer of the Lord Lieutenant's encounter with "the incautious child," a peasant cottier and farm labourer from East Galway named Hugh Larkin was waiting in the county gaol in Galway city.
The Lord Lieutenant was chief executive of Britain's most ungovernable kingdom but also the British monarch's representative, and the centre and apogee of Irish society.
He was to be judged for a gesture of discontent against his landlord, and so against the system represented and protected by the Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle and the Parliament at Westminster.
www.randomhouse.com /acmart/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780385720267&view=excerpt   (951 words)

  
 Lord Rayleigh - Biography
Lord Rayleigh, a former Chancellor of Cambridge University, was a Justice of the Peace and the recipient of honorary science and law degrees.
Lord Rayleigh was an excellent instructor and, under his active supervision, a system of practical instruction in experimental physics was devised at Cambridge, developing from a class of five or six students to an advanced school of some seventy experimental physicists.
Lord Rayleigh's first researches were mainly mathematical, concerning optics and vibrating systems, but his later work ranged over almost the whole field of physics, covering sound, wave theory, colour vision, electrodynamics, electromagnetism, light scattering, flow of liquids, hydrodynamics, density of gases, viscosity, capillarity, elasticity, and photography.
nobelprize.org /physics/laureates/1904/strutt-bio.html   (810 words)

  
 Flight Lieutenant David Lord
Born on 18th October 1913, in Cork, Southern Ireland, Flight Lieutenant "Lummy" Lord was a distinguished 31 year old Dakota pilot with 271 Squadron, who flew resupply missions to Arnhem.
The sight of Lord's crippled aircraft was witnessed by troops on the ground, who were so mesmerized by this single plane that they stood up in their trenches to will it on.
After completing his run, Lord was informed by his calm and highly disciplined crew (three RAF personnel and four Army despatchers) that two canisters of supplies still remained.
www.arnhemarchive.org /david_lord.htm   (582 words)

  
 emerald_libretto.txt
The Lord Lieutenant, Countess, and Fiddle are awed, and exeunt; the Girls pretend to be and exeunt.
I am in the anomalous position of being secretly engaged, though a rebel, to the daughter of the Lord Lieutenant.
In Court dress, More or less, The country folk we try to impress With a proper sense of the seriousness Of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
math.boisestate.edu /GaS/other_sullivan/emerald_libretto.txt   (12863 words)

  
 Lord lieutenant visits Canterbury
As Lord Lieutenant, Mr Willett is The Queen's representative in the county.
The Lord Lieutenant has always been a strong supporter of initiatives in Canterbury and we were happy to be able to build on that.
The Lord Lieutenant said: To achieve this we need to be knowledgeable about all the key sectors, elements and institutions that make up the county.
www.canterbury.gov.uk /cgi-bin/pressreleases.cgi?id=1052&show=details   (398 words)

  
 Governance
The Lord Lieutenant of Greater London is the Sovereign's Representative in Greater London (but not the city) and, as such, should be accorded due precedence.
 Except when officially acting for the Lord Lieutenant, a Representative Deputy Lieutenant has no precedence by virtue of office, but should be given suitable recognition.
The Lord Mayor of London's role is complimentary to that of the role of the Mayor of London.
www.kingston.gov.uk /nln/council_and_democracy/mayor/governance.htm   (1124 words)

  
 Legal and Democratic Services Home Page
The Lord Lieutenant is assisted by Deputy Lieutenants and Council officers.
The Lord-Lieutenant of the Aberdeen City Lieutenancy is intrinsically tied to the post of Lord Provost- so that on appointment as Lord Provost of the City, the post holder also becomes the Lord-Lieutenant.
This appointment is held for the duration of the Lord Provost's term of office which is usually a four year period.
www.aberdeencity.gov.uk /acc_data/information/leg_lord_provost_lieutenancy.asp   (291 words)

  
 Diocese of Southwark - News: Lord Lieutenant for Cathedral Council
The Lord Lieutenant of Surrey, Mrs Sarah Goad, is to Chair the new Council of Southwark Cathedral.
In 1997 she was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Surrey.
Diocese of Southwark - News: Lord Lieutenant for Cathedral Council
www.southwark.anglican.org /news/pr125.htm   (410 words)

  
 The Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset
The Lord-Lieutenant is supported by a Vice Lord-Lieutenant and by Deputy Lieutenants, whom she appoints from people who have rendered particular service to the County in a variety of ways, the number depending on the size of population.
Chairmanship of the Advisory Committee which recommends the appointment of magistrates to the Lord Chancellor;
Somerset Lieutenancy covers the historic County of Somerset (that is the areas administered by Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, and Somerset County Councils.
www.somerset.gov.uk /somerset/council/lieutenancy   (264 words)

  
 Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire - Nottinghamshire County Council
Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire - Nottinghamshire County Council
The most important role of the Lord-Lieutenant is to be responsible for all aspects of visits to the County of Her Majesty The Queen and other members of the Royal family.
The Lord-Lieutenant appoints Deputy Lieutenants who are ladies and gentleman who have rendered particular service to the County in a variety of fields.
www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk /home/your_council/councillors/lordlieutenant.htm   (447 words)

  
 Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant for Powys - Title Page
The Lord Lieutenant appoints a Vice Lord Lieutenant from among the Deputy Lieutenants, the precise number of whom is determined by the size of the population and their suitability to assist the Lord Lieutenant in the above roles, for a maximum of 10 years.
Her Majesty the Queen appoints a Lord Lieutenant, on the advice of the Prime Minister, to be her personal representative in each county.
The Lord Lieutenant is therefore the senior constitutional figure in each county and, when acting in this official capacity, takes precedence over all others.
demserv.powys.gov.uk /english/lieut/lieut.htm   (474 words)

  
 Cheshire County Council: Lord Lieutenant and High Sheriff
The Lord Lieutenant is Her Majesty the Queen's representative in the County.
Cheshire County Council: Lord Lieutenant and High Sheriff
He is also responsible to the Lord Chancellor for the local appointment of magistrates.
www.cheshire.gov.uk /aboutcheshire/lord.htm   (232 words)

  
 The Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex
The Lord Lieutenant is appointed by The Queen to act on her behalf in East Sussex.
As there was no full-time army, the Lord Lieutenant was charged with calling men of the county to arms when the need arose.
A number of Deputy Lieutenants across the county support the Lord Lieutenant in carrying out her duties.
www.eastsussex.gov.uk /yourcouncil/about/people/lordlieutenant   (292 words)

  
 A Top Lieutenant of Lord Black Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charge - New York Times
Lord Black, who founded Hollinger and built it into what once was the world's No. 3 publisher of English-language newspapers, is contesting a lawsuit by the Securities and Exchange Commission and a $425 million civil lawsuit by Hollinger contending that he looted the company through excessive, undisclosed payments to himself and associates.
Lord Black, 61, has fought a 21-month effort by Hollinger International to neutralize his voting control and influence over the company and over Hollinger Inc. of Toronto.
Mark Kipnis, 58, Hollinger International's former internal lawyer, and the Ravelston Corporation, a closely held company that Lord Black controlled, have also been charged.
www.nytimes.com /2005/09/21/business/media/21hollinger.html?ex=1284955200&en=2400f0663e177c94&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss   (472 words)

  
 Press Release - New Representative Deputy Lieutenant for the Royal Borough
Each London borough has a Representative Deputy Lieutenant whose job it is to act for the Lord-Lieutenant within the borough, a system which originated in 1951 with the then Lord-Lieutenant, Field Marshal the Viscount Alanbrooke who instituted it with the Sovereign's approval.
Sir Michael, who is a former Alderman of the borough, has been the Royal Borough's Representative Deputy Lieutenant since 1987 and he replaces Field Marshal Sir John Chapple as Vice Lord-Lieutenant for Greater London.
New Representative Deputy Lieutenant for the Royal Borough
www.rbkc.gov.uk /pressrelease/pressrelease.asp?id=1752   (233 words)

  
 The Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire
The Vice Lord-Lieutenant is appointed by the Lord-Lieutenant from among the Deputy Lieutenants, the precise number of which is determined by the size of the population.
Basing House, home of William Paulet, 1st Marquis of Winchester, 1st Lord-Lieutenant
Close links are maintained with the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force and has responsibility for overseeing the appointment of magistrates and General Commissioners of Income Tax.
www.hants.gov.uk /lieutenancy   (438 words)

  
 Crown Offices Covering North East Lincolnshire
The Lord Lieutenant must not play any political role and would usually also hold the office of Custos Rotulorum, which is the Chief Magistrate in the County with a duty to ensure the correct standard of conduct is observed by all Justices of the Peace.
The office of Lord Lieutenant was created in the 16th century with responsibility for local emergency planning in the event of invasion.
It was the job of the Lord Lieutenant to call out the militia, secure food supplies, maintain warning beacons and if necessary ensure a "scorched earth" resistance.
www.nelincs.gov.uk /leisure/heritage/Crown_Offices_Covering_North_East_Lincolnshire.htm   (308 words)

  
 Gazette
The Lord O’Neill, Lord Lieutenant of County Antrim, has been pleased to appoint Mr Hugh Edward John Montgomery, 38 The Longshot, Ballyclare BT39 9SA To be a Deputy Lieutenant of the County his...
Appointment of Deputy Lieutenant The Lady Carswell, Lord Lieutenant of the County Borough of Belfast, has been pleased to appoint Mr Daniel C Carty OBE JP, 33 Hampton Park, Belfast BT7 3JP To be...
Appointment of Deputy Lieutenant The Lady Carswell, Lord Lieutenant of the County Borough of Belfast, has been pleased to appoint Mrs Jennifer Campbell, 11 Bristow Park, Belfast BT9 6TF To be a...
www.gazettes-online.co.uk /notices.asp?webType=1&CategoryId=GC1111   (348 words)

  
 New Trafalgar Dispatch, Home - Cornwall
The Lord Lieutenant presents the High Sheriff of Cornwall (Mr Peter Hodgson), members and officers of the Cornwall County and Carrick District Councils, and the Mayor (Councillor Mr Roger Bonney) and Town Clerk (Mr Mark Williams) of Falmouth to HRH.
At 1630 HRH, accompanied by the Lord Lieutenant and the First Sea Lord, walks to the Prince of Wales’ pier, where they embark in the RNLB Richard Cox Scott and proceed to the National Maritime Museum, Cornwall (NMMC).
At 1700 the Lord Lieutenant presents the NMMC’s Chairman (Mrs Ellen Winser) and Director (Mr Jonathan Griffin) to HRH
www.newtrafalgardispatch.org /default.aspx?page=3819   (1036 words)

  
 Codex Raptorum-the rules of the Hawks of Phaet!
Promotions in precedence and assignments of authority are to be the province of the Lord Commander and the process of choosing shall be the decision of the Lord Commander, or Lord Lieutenant in the absence of the former.
The Lord Lieutenant shall assist the Lord Commander in setting policy, have decision making powers in the absence of the Lord Commander, subject to the approval of the Lord Commander upon his return or reappearance.
The position of Lord Lieutenant is that of a second in command.
webpages.charter.net /eternals/hawk/hawk4.htm   (1253 words)

  
 Lieutenancy and magistracy
The Secretary of State and Lord Chancellor appoints Justices of the Peace or magistrates on the recommendation of his Advisory Committee.
The Lord Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Justices of the Peace for Cambridgeshire
The Secretary of State and Lord Chancellor will not generally appoint a person over 65.
www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk /council/government/lieutenancy.htm   (338 words)

  
 The Lord Lieutenant of South Yorkshire - the Military
Lord -Lieutenants Cadet they will attend the Lord-Lieutenant on a wide range of his duties.
The Lord Lieutenant of South Yorkshire- the Military
These are chosen in conjunction with the RFCA and are the star cadets in the various cadet forces.
www.nickrobinson.info /clients/lordlt/military.htm   (121 words)

  
 Cornwall County Council - Lord Lieutenant Will Present Cornwall's Golden Jubilee Awards
Cornwall's winners are now being treated to a party and presentation ceremony at Ladock House, home of HM The Queen's representative in Cornwall, Lord Lieutenant Lady Mary Holborow.
Cornwall has had a triple win in the first-ever Queen's Golden Jubilee Awards, and Lord Lieutenant Lady Mary Holborow will present the crystal trophies and certificates at a special afternoon tea party at Ladock House near Truro on Monday.
Lord Lieutenant Will Present Cornwall's Golden Jubilee Awards
www.cornwall.gov.uk /index.cfm?articleid=3622   (476 words)

  
 PLUNKET, Sir William Lee Plunket, Fifth Baron, G.C.V.O., G.C.M.G., K.B.E., K.G.ST.J., B.A. - 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
Lord Plunket possessed a strong conception of his office as Head of the New Zealand State, and in the course of his multifarious duties penetrated to almost every corner of the Dominion.
Lord Plunket was educated at Harrow (1879–81) and at Trinity College, Dublin, from which he graduated B.A. (1889), where he was captain of the rowing club.
His last official connection with New Zealand came in 1911, when he carried the Dominion's standard at the Coronation of King George V. Lord Plunket was a freemason in the Irish Constitution, and served a term as grand master in New Zealand.
www.teara.govt.nz /1966/P/PlunketSirWilliamLeePlunketFifthBaron/PlunketSirWilliamLeePlunketFifthBaron/en   (669 words)

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