title: Lord Lieutenant of Armagh
text: # 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. The office of Lord Lieutenant was recreated on 23 August 1831.
  
  ## Lord Lieutenants
  
  | Name | Image | Term began | Term ended |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Sir Niall Ua Néill, 2nd Baronet | | 1689 | 1690 |
  
  ## Governors
  
  * Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford 1805–1831
  
  ## Lord Lieutenants
  
  | | Name | 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 July 2016: Simon Thomas Alexander Dougan
  * 11 November 2018: Simon Cassells
  