Lord Lieutenant of Armagh

This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Armagh.

There were lieutenants of counties in Ireland until the reign of James II, when they were renamed governors.^[1] The office of Lord Lieutenant was recreated on 23 August 1831.

Lord Lieutenants

Name	Image	Term began	Term ended
Sir Neil O'Neill, 2nd Baronet[2]		1689	1690

Governors

• Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford 1805^[3]–1831^[4]

Lord Lieutenants

	Name	Image	Term began	Term ended
1.	The 2nd Earl of Gosford		17 October 1831	27 March 1849
2.	The 3rd Earl of Charlemont		3 July 1849	1864
3.	The 3rd Earl of Gosford		8 February 1864	15 June 1864
4.	The 2nd Baron Lurgan		9 July 1864	15 January 1882
5.	The 4th Earl of Gosford		5 April 1883	1920
6.	The 1st Baron Armaghdale		16 September 1920	8 June 1924
7.	Henry Bruce Wright Armstrong		7 July 1924	1939
8.	Sir Norman Stronge, 8th Baronet		5 December 1939	21 January 1981
9.	Michael Torrens-Spence		20 July 1981	1989
10.	The 7th Earl of Caledon		15 May 1989	Present

Deputy lieutenants

A deputy lieutenant of Armagh is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Armagh. Deputy lieutenants support the work of the lord-lieutenant. There can be several deputy lieutenants at any time, depending on the population of the county. Their appointment does not terminate with the changing of the lord-lieutenant, but they usually retire at age 75.

21st century

• 14 June 2010: Jill Armstrong^[5]
• 5 July 2016: Simon Thomas Alexander Dougan^[6]
• 11 November 2018: Simon Cassells^[7]