Governor of Cork
The Governor of Cork was a military officer who commanded the garrison at Cork in Ireland. The office became a sinecure and in 1833 was abolished from the next vacancy.
List of Governors of Cork
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Governors
- James St Clair
- 1762–1768: Lord Robert Bertie
- 1768–1778: John Wynne
- 1778–1782: Nicholas Lysaght
- 1782–1789: Thomas Pigott
- 1789–1792: Mountifort Longfield
- 1792–1811: The Earl of Massereene
- 1811–1820: The Lord Beresford
- 1820–1828: Sir Brent Spencer
- 1829–1835: Sir William Inglis
Lieutenant-Governors
- James Molesworth
- 1764–1768: John Wynne
- St John Jefferies
- 1796–1808: John Leland
- 1808–1815: William Dickson
- 1815–1834: James Stirling[1]
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 17025. p. 1163. 17 June 1815.
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