Ralph Howard, 7th Earl of Wicklow
Ralph Francis Howard, 7th Earl of Wicklow (24 December 1877 – 11 October 1946)[1] was an Irish aristocrat and politician.[2] Lord Wicklow was commissioned a second-lieutenant in the 2nd Life Guards on 16 February 1898, promoted to lieutenant on 26 April 1899, and saw active service in South Africa from 1899 to 1900 during the Second Boer War.A squadron from the 2nd Life Guards was attached to the Household Cavalry Regiment during the war, and Lord Wicklow served as Brigade Signalling Officer, and received the Queen's South Africa Medal with three clasps.[4] In 1922, he was nominated by W. T. Cosgrave to the Seanad Éireann of the Irish Free State on its formation.[6] Lord Wicklow married at St. Mark's Church, North Audley Street, London, on 14 January 1902, Lady Gladys Mary Hamilton (1880–1917), daughter of James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn and Lady Mary Anna Curzon-Howe.
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