title: Lord Lieutenant of Cavan
text: # Lord Lieutenant of Cavan
  
  This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Cavan.
  
  There were lieutenants of counties in Ireland until the reign of James II, when they were renamed governors. The office of Lord Lieutenant was recreated on 23 August 1831, and is pronounced as 'Lord Lef-tenant'. The Lord Lieutenant also acted as Custos Rotulorum for the county.
  
  ## Governors
  
  * The 1st Earl of Bellomont
  * The 2nd Earl of Farnham
  * The 5th Baron Farnham: 1805–1831
  
  ## Lord Lieutenants
  
  * The 2nd Marquess of Headfort: 17 October 1831 – 6 December 1870
  * The 1st Baron Lisgar: 3 April 1871 – 6 October 1876
  * The 6th Earl of Lanesborough: 18 December 1876 – July 1900
  * The 10th Baron Farnham: 18 July 1900 – 22 November 1900
  * Colonel The Rt Hon. E.J. Saunderson, P.C., M.P.: 21 December 1900 – 21 October 1906
  * The Rt Hon. Thomas Lough, P.C., M.P.: 15 March 1907 – 11 January 1922
  