Chief Secretary for Ireland
The dominant position of the Lord Lieutenant at Dublin Castle had been central to the British administration of the Kingdom of Ireland for much of its history.[5] Over time, the post of Chief Secretary gradually increased in importance, particularly because of his role as manager of legislative business for the Government in the Irish House of Commons, in which he sat as an MP.Chief Secretary Viscount Castlereagh played a key role in the enactment of the Act of Union which passed in the Irish Parliament on its second attempt in 1800 through the exercise of patronage and direct bribery.However, the existing system of administration in Ireland continued broadly in place, with the offices of Lord Lieutenant and Chief Secretary retaining their respective roles.The last Chief Secretary to represent an Irish constituency while in office was Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue, MP for County Louth, who served from 1868 to 1871.
The Chief Secretary's residence was the Chief Secretary's Lodge in the Phoenix Park , next to the Viceregal Lodge .
Secretary of State (Ireland)The Right HonourablePrivy CouncilResidenceChief Secretary's LodgeThe Lord LieutenantTerm lengthEdward WaterhouseSir Hamar GreenwoodDublin CastlePhoenix ParkViceregal Lodgeadministration in IrelandLord Lieutenantgovernment ministerSecretary of StateSecretary of State for ScotlandBritish CabinetLocal Government Board for IrelandIrish War of IndependenceIrish Free StateNorthern IrelandPresident of the Executive CouncilPrime Minister of Northern IrelandKingdom of IrelandPoynings' LawParliament of IrelandresponsibleElizabeth I of England and IrelandEarl of SussexJohn ChallonerDublinSecretary of State for IrelandThomas PelhamIrish House of CommonsViscount CastlereaghAct of UnionUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandChichester Parkinson-FortescueCounty LouthHamar GreenwoodGovernment of Northern IrelandSecretary of State for Northern Irelandpolitical officeLord CadoganGerald BalfourGeorge WyndhamLord FrenchEdward ShorttIan MacphersonHenry SidneyEdmund TremayneWilliam FitzwilliamEdmund MolyneuxEdmund SpenserThe Lord Grey de WiltonSir John PerrotSir William FitzWilliamRichard CookeSir William RussellThe Lord BurghHenry WottonThe Earl of EssexFrancis MitchellThe Lord MountjoyFynes MorysonJohn BingleySir George CareyHenry PiersSir Arthur ChichesterHenry HolcroftSir Oliver St JohnThe Viscount FalklandGeorge LaneThe Marquess of OrmondeMatthew LockeThe Lord RobartesThe Duke of OrmondeThe Earl of OssoryHenry FordSir Ellis LeightonThe Lord Berkeley of StrattonSir Henry FordWilliam HarbordSir Cyril WycheSir William EllisSir Paul RycautThe Earl of ClarendonThomas SheridanThe Earl of TyrconnellPatrick TyrrellThe Viscount SydneySir Richard AldworthThe Lord CapellMatthew PriorFrancis GwynThe Earl of RochesterEdward SouthwellGeorge DodingtonThe Earl of PembrokeJoseph AddisonThe Earl of WhartonSir John Stanley, BtThe Duke of ShrewsburyThe Earl of SunderlandMartin BladenCharles DelafayeEdward WebsterThe Duke of BoltonHoratio WalpoleThe Duke of GraftonEdward HopkinsThomas ClutterbuckThe Lord CarteretWalter CaryThe Duke of DorsetSir Edward WalpoleThe Duke of DevonshireThomas TownshendHon. Henry Bilson LeggeViscount DuncannonRichard LiddellThe Earl of ChesterfieldSewallis ShirleyEdward WestonThe Earl of Harrington