Undersecretary for Ireland
The Under Secretary for Ireland ( Under-Secretary for Ireland ) or full title Permanent Under-Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland was the permanent head of the British administration in Ireland. The office existed between 1747 and 1774 and from 1835 until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922.
The best-known incumbent was Thomas Henry Burke , who was murdered in Phoenix Park in 1882 together with the Chief Secretary for Ireland, Lord Frederick Cavendish .
Undersecretary for Ireland before 1835
| Surname | Term of office |
|---|---|
| Thomas Waite | 1747-1774 |
Undersecretary for Ireland 1835 to 1922
| Surname | Term of office |
|---|---|
| Thomas Drummond | 1835-1840 |
| Sir Thomas Aiskew Larcom | 1853-1868 |
| Thomas Henry Burke | 1869-1882 |
| Robert George Crookshank Hamilton | 1882-1886 |
| Sir Redvers Buller | 1886-1887 |
| Sir Joseph West Ridgeway | 1887-1893 |
| Sir David Harrel | 1893-1902 |
| Sir Antony MacDonnell | 1902-1908 |
| Sir James Brown Dougherty | 1908-1914 |
| Sir Matthew Nathan | 1914-1916 |
| Sir Robert Chalmers | 1916 |
| Sir William Byrne | 1916-1918 |
| James Macmahon | 1918-1922 |
| Sir John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley | 1920-1922 |