Custos Rotulorum of County Kildare

The Custos Rotulorum of County Kildare was the highest civil officer in County Kildare, Ireland. The position was later combined with that of Lord Lieutenant of Kildare.

Incumbents

• 1680–1685 Hon. Robert FitzGerald^[1]
• 1685–? Edward Brabazon, 4th Earl of Meath (died 1707)
• 1798–1804 William FitzGerald, 2nd Duke of Leinster^[2]
• 1804–1819 Lord Robert FitzGerald^[3]
• 1819–1874 Augustus Frederick FitzGerald, 3rd Duke of Leinster^[3]

For later custodes rotulorum, see Lord Lieutenant of Kildare

References

1. Burke, John. A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Vol. 2. p. 75.
2. "The Fitzgeralds of Kildare (concluded)". Retrieved 27 June 2014.
3. "Leinster Papers" (PDF). Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. Retrieved 27 June 2014.