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, pg.10
  3. "Wyoming Cowboy Is Earl of Portsmouth, Inheriting the Title of Brother in England", New York Times, September 9, 1925, pg. 1
  4. "Earl of Portsmouth Quits Wyoming Ranch; Ends American Citizenship of 42 Years", New York Times, April 8, 1933, pg. 31
  5. Cattle Baron Dies,' Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune, February 10, 1943, pg. 8


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