Governor of Cork explained

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

Governors

• 1644: Major Muschamp ^[1]
• 1651: Colonel Robert Phaire (for Parliament) ^[1] (page 175)
• 1672: Francis Boyle, 1st Viscount Shannon^[2]
• 1678: Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon^[1]
• 1689: Daniel O'Brien, 3rd Viscount Clare and M. Boileau (for King James II) ^[1]
• 1690: Richard Power, 1st Earl of Tyrone and Roger McElligott (for King James II)^[1]
• 1690: Colonel Hales and Colonel Hastings (for King William) ^[1]
• 1691: Charles Boyle, 2nd Earl of Burlington^[3]
• 1691: Sir Richard Cox ^[1]
• 1692: Sir Toby Purcell^[1]
• 1698: Sir James Jeffreys^[1]
• 1698–1700: Position abolished^[1]
• 1701: Sir James Jeffreys^[1]
• 1722: James Jeffreys (son of above) ^[1]
• 1746–?1750: Gervais Parker^[1]
• 1752–1764: Lieut-General Sir James St Clair^[1]
• 1764–1768: Lord Robert Bertie^[1]
• 1768–1778: Col. 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

• c.1760–1765?: James Molesworth
• 1764–1768: John Wynne
• 1768–1769: James St John Jeffereyes
  • 1772–1778: William Hull a.k.a. William Tonson, 1st Baron Riversdale 1778–: John Leland
• 1796–1808: John Leland
• 1808–1815: Col. William Dickson
• 1815–1834: James Stirling

Notes and References

1. Book: Smith, Charles. The ancient and present state of the county and city of Cork. II. 420.
2. Book: Lodge, John. The Peerage of Ireland; Or, a Genealogical History of the Present ..., Volume 1. 91.
3. Web site: BOYLE, Hon. Charles I (1660-1704). | History of Parliament Online.