Francis Cowper, 7th Earl Cowper

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The Right Honourable The Earl Cowper KG PC DL
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
In office 4 May 1880 – 4 May 1882
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	William Ewart Gladstone
Preceded by	The Duke of Marlborough
Succeeded by	Lord Spencer
Personal details
Born	11 June 1834 (1834-06-11)
Died	18 July 1905(1905-07-18) (aged 71)
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Lady Katrine Compton
Parent(s)	George Cowper, 6th Earl Cowper Anne de Grey
Alma mater	University of Oxford

Francis Thomas de Grey Cowper, 7th Earl Cowper KG PC DL (11 June 1834 – 18 July 1905), known as Viscount Fordwich from 1837 to 1856, was a British Liberal politician. He was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1880 to 1882.

Overwhelmingly by inheritance he was rendered a sterling millionaire, a threshold reached by his own death estate which is estimated to apply to seven other British residents per year, only, in 1905.