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Francis Cowper, 7th Earl Cowper

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324: 155: 25: 497:, an analyst of the rich of the era, estimated was true of only eight British people who died "in an average year". In the US, a concentration of greater wealth existed: by the start of the World War I, Rockefeller had become the world's first billionaire estimated (in somewhat cheaper US dollars), in the year he died. 512:, in 1870. The marriage was childless. Cowper died in July 1905, aged 71. On his death, the baronetcy of Ratlingcourt, barony of Cowper, viscountcy of Fordwich and earldom of Cowper became extinct. He was succeeded in the barony of Lucas of Crudwell and the lordship of Dingwall by his nephew, 1059: 793: 422: 42: 744: 211: 1044: 434: 536: 513: 509: 734: 1069: 1024: 1014: 717: 89: 527:
at the time of his death, his wealth stated mainly devolved to issue of his three married sisters (Lady Florence Herbert, Lady Adine Fane and
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since 1715, and he became the 4th Lord Dingwall and the 3rd Baron Butler as well. In 1880, he succeeded his mother as 8th
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In 1871, Cowper managed to obtain a reversal of the attainder of the Scottish
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on 19 February 1852. On 22 November 1855, his father appointed him a
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and also inherited the de Grey part of the Cowper estates including
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His probate was resworn as per the official Calendar in 1905 at
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Quartered arms of Francis Cowper, 7th Earl Cowper, KG, PC, DL
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Apart from his political career Cowper held the position of
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Overwhelmingly by inheritance he was rendered a sterling
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Lord Cowper married Lady Katrine Compton, daughter of
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Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
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He was also a 7: 565:, the Cowper's main country seat in 47:adding citations to reliable sources 14: 637:. 30 November 1855. p. 4539. 351:from 1837 to 1856, was a British 58:"Francis Cowper, 7th Earl Cowper" 1070:People educated at Harrow School 1025:Lord-lieutenants of Bedfordshire 1015:Princes of the Holy Roman Empire 725:Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms 649:"Who wants to be a millionaire?" 617:. 24 February 1852. p. 526. 433:in 1865 and was admitted to the 380:Thomas de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey 179:4 May 1880 – 4 May 1882 23: 784:Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire 447:Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire 429:from 1880 to 1882. 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