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Governor of Northern Ireland - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Administrator, Aegis, Agent, Beg, Bey, Buffer, Bull, Bumper, Burgrave, Captain, Caretaker, Castellan, Chatelaine, Collector, Commandant, Commander, Conductor, Contraceptive, Control |
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The Governor of Northern Ireland was the Crown representative in Northern Ireland. The office existed from 1922 until 1973 when Westminster took direct control of Northern Ireland because of the Troubles.
List of Governors of Northern Ireland
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| James Albert Edward Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn
| December 12, 1922—September 6, 1945
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| William Spencer Leveson-Gower, 4th Earl Granville
| September 7, 1945—December 1, 1952
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| John de Vere Loder, 2nd Baron Wakehurst
| December 1, 1952—December 1, 1964
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| John Maxwell Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine of Rerrick
| December 1, 1964—November 27, 1968
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| Ralph Francis Alnwick Grey, Baron Grey of Naunton
| November 27, 1968—June 26, 1973
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Prior to the creation of Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State there was the position of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. See also: List of Lord Lieutenants of Ireland.
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