Francis Cowper, 7th Earl Cowper

The Earl Cowper
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
In office
4 May 1880 – 4 May 1882
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterWilliam Ewart Gladstone
Preceded byThe Duke of Marlborough
Succeeded byLord Spencer
Personal details
Born11 June 1834 (1834-06-11)
Died18 July 1905(1905-07-18) (aged 71)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal
SpouseLady Katrine Compton
Parent(s)George Cowper, 6th Earl Cowper
Anne de Grey
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
Quartered arms of Francis Cowper, 7th Earl Cowper, KG, PC, DL

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.