Governor of Limerick

For governors of County Limerick, see Lord Lieutenant of Limerick.

The Governor of Limerick was a military officer who commanded the garrison at Limerick in Ireland.

List of governors

• William de Burgh
• –1622: Sir Maurice Berkeley
• 1622–1642: George Courtenay, 1st Baronet, of Newcastle[1]
• 1650–51: Hugh Dubh O'Neill (during Ireton's siege of the town)
• 1651–1653: Sir Hardress Waller[2]
• 1653–1659: Sir Henry Ingoldsby, 1st Baronet[3]
• c. 1670–1685: Sir William King[4]
• 1685: Antoine Hamilton[5]
• 1690: Alexandre de Rainier de Droue, Marquis de Boisseleau (Jacobite)
• c. 1693: John Simpson
• c. 1726: Thomas Pierse
• Thomas Southwell, 2nd Baron Southwell[6]
• Thomas Butler, 2nd son of Brinsley Butler, 1st Viscount Lanesborough[7]
• 1751–1760: Sir John Cope[8]
• 1761: John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll[8]
• 1770: John Hale[8]
• 1775: Sir Henry Clinton[8]
• 10 July 1794: Gerard Lake[9]
• 1797–1804: Eyre Massey, 1st Baron Clarina[10]
• 23 May 1804: William Fawcett[11]
• 4 October 1826: William Knollys[12]
• 20 March 1834: The post was abolished on the death of Knollys.

References

1. Wiggins 2001, p. 55. "... Sir Maurice Berkeley was the constable of Limerick Castle until 1622, when he was succeeded by George Courtenay."
2. Little 2004, p. 978, right column. "Having been appointed governor of Limerick in 1651 ..."
3. McGrath 1997, pp. 292–293. "Henry Ingoldsby, governor of Limerick (1653–1659)"
4. Gibney 2009, paragraph 2. "As governor of Limerick during the anti-catholic scares caused by the ‘popish plot’ of 1678, King took an active and assiduous role in improving fortifications and pursuing suspects, often in association with Orrery."
5. Clark 1921, p. 75, line 8. "...  he [Antoine Hamilton] was, however, appointed Governor of Limerick in 1685, in place of the Protestant Governor, Sir William King, who was deposed, and his company quartered in Limerick."
6. Burke & Burke 1915, p. 1864, left column. "Thomas, 2nd Baron Southwell, F.R.S., P.C., M.P. for Leitrim 1717–20, Governor of Limerick ..."
7. Burke & Burke 1915, p. 1185, right column. "2. Thomas, Governor of Limerick and adjutant general, MP for Belturbet ..."
8. Beatson 1806, p. 348. list of governors Cope to Fawcett
9. London Gazette 1794. "... to appoint Major General Gerard Lake to be Governor of Limerick, in the room of Sir Henry Clinton, K.B . Dated July 10, 1794"
10. Burke & Burke 1915, p. 461, right column. "... Governor of Limerick ..."
11. London Gazette 1804. "Major-General William Fawcett to be Governor of Limerick, vice General Lord Clarina, deceased."
12. London Gazette 1826. "General William Knollys to be Governor of Limerick, vice Major-General Fawcett, deceased. Dated 4th October 1826."

Sources

• Beatson, Robert (1806). A Political Index to the Histories of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. III (3rd ed.). London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme. OCLC 2228463. – Scotland & Ireland
• Burke, Bernard; Burke, Ashworth Peter (1915). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage and Companionage (77th ed.). London: Harrison. OCLC 1155471554.
• Clark, Ruth (1921). Anthony Hamilton: his Life and Works and his Family. London: John Lane. OCLC 459281163.
• Gibney, John (October 2009). McGuire, James; Quinn, James (eds.). "King, Sir William". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
• Little, Patrick (2004). "Waller, Sir Hardress (c.1604–1666)". In Matthew, Colin; Harrison, Brian (eds.). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 56. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 977–979. ISBN 0-19-861406-3.
• "No. 13703". The London Gazette. 13–16 September 1794. p. 932.
• "No. 15708". The London Gazette. 5–9 June 1804. p. 700.
• "No. 18295". The London Gazette. 10 October 1826. p. 2410.
• McGrath, Brid (1997). "Hardress Waller (?1604–1666) Limerick County". A Biographical Dictionary of the Membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640 to 1641 (PhD). Vol. 1. Dublin: Trinity College. pp. 292–295. hdl:2262/77206. – Parliaments & Biographies (PDF downloadable from given URL)
• Wiggins, Kenneth (2001). Anatomy of a Siege: King John's Castle, Limerick, 1642. London: The Boydell Press. ISBN 0-85115-827-7. – (Preview)