Malcolm Wallop (February 27, 1933 – September 14, 2011) was an American rancher and politician. He served as a United States Senator from Wyoming from 1977 to 1995. He was a member of the Republican Party. Early years Wallop was born in New York City. He was the second son of Jean Moore Wallop and the Hon. Oliver Malcolm Wallop,. His paternal grandfather, Wyoming cattle rancher Oliver Henry Wallop, immigrated to the United States from England in the late 19th century and inherited the Earldom of Portsmouth. His maternal great-grandfather was American lawyer, jurist, financier and industrialist William Henry Moore. Wallop attended public schools in Big Horn, Wyoming. He then attended the Cate School in Carpenteria, California. He graduated from the Cate School in Santa Barbara, California. He then attended Yale University where he was a member of St. Anthony Hall. Following his graduation from Yale with a B.A. in 1954, Malcolm Wallop served in the U.S. Army as a first lieutenant from 1955 to 1957. Career After his discharge from the Army, Wallop began cattle ranching in Wyoming. He entered politics in 1969 as a successful candidate for the Wyoming House of Representatives. He served two terms, from 1969 to 1972, followed by one term in the Wyoming State Senate from 1973 to 1976. In 1974, Wallop sought the Republican gubernatorial nomination, but was defeated in the primaries. Senate In 1976 Wallop successfully unseated three-term Democratic U.S. Senator Gale W. McGee, winning 55 percent of the vote to win a seat in the United States Senate. He made a campaign pledge to serve only two terms, although he went on to serve three. During his Senate tenure, Wallop supported strong national security, tax reform (including reductions in estate and gift taxes), and other elements of Reagan conservatism. While in the Senate, Wallop served on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Select Committee on Intelligence. From 1981 to 1983, he served as chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Ethics. In his first term, Wallop authored the legislation that established the Congressional Award program to recognize outstanding volunteerism among America's youth. The 1977 Wallop Amendment to the Surface Mining Control Act was hailed by property rights advocates for forcing the federal government to compensate property owners whose ability to mine was undercut by regulation. Three years later, Wallop successfully amended the Clean Water Act to protect