Oliver Wallop, 8th Earl of Portsmouth

Oliver Henry Wallop, 8th Earl of Portsmouth (13 January 1861 – 10 February 1943) was a British peer and also served in the Wyoming State Legislature in the United States.

Wallop had moved from England to the United States, and had been living the life of a rancher in Sheridan, Wyoming, at the time of the death in 1925 of his older brother, the 7th Earl. Known as O.H. Wallop, he had served two terms as a Republican in the Wyoming House of Representatives.[1][2][3] Wallop, who had become a United States citizen in 1891, was allowed to take his seat in the House of Lords after renouncing American citizenship.[4] Wallop died in Colorado Springs, Colorado after being ill for a year.[5]

His grandson, Malcolm Wallop, also served in the Wyoming State Legislature, and three terms in the United States Senate.

References

  1. ↑ The State of Wyoming Legislature-O. H. Wallop
  2. ↑ "Neighbors Put Out Over Losing Cowpuncher Friend, Who Is to Become Earl". Pittsburgh Press. September 9, 1925. p. 10.
  3. ↑ "Wyoming Cowboy Is Earl of Portsmouth, Inheriting the Title of Brother in England". The New York Times. September 9, 1925. p. 1.
  4. ↑ "Earl of Portsmouth Quits Wyoming Ranch; Ends American Citizenship of 42 Years". The New York Times. April 8, 1933. p. 31.
  5. ↑ "Cattle Baron Dies". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. February 10, 1943. p. 8.


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