Baron Lucas. He was a Liberal politician and served as Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland between 1880 and 1882. In 1871 managed to obtain a reversal of the attainder of the Scottish Lordship of Dingwall, which had been under attainder since 1715, and became the 4th Lord Dingwall as well. Lord Cowper was childless and on his death in 1905 the baronetcy of Ratling Court, the barony of Cowper, the viscountcy, the earldom and the Princely title became extinct. He was succeeded in the barony of Lucas of Crudwell and the lordship of Dingwall by his nephew; see Baron Lucas and Lord Dingwall for further history of these titles. Several other members of the family may also be mentioned. Spencer Cowper, younger son of the second Baronet and brother of the first Earl, was a politician and barrister. He was the father of 1) Ashley Cowper, Clerk of Parliaments; 2) William Cowper, Clerk of Parliaments, the father of a) William Cowper, Member of Parliament for Hertford and b) Spencer Cowper, a Lieutenant-General in the British Army, who was the father of Henry Cowper, Clerk of the House of Lords; and 3) Reverend John Cowper, father of the poet William Cowper. William Cowper-Temple, 1st Baron Mount Temple, was the second son of the fifth Earl. The Hon. Henry Cowper, second son of the sixth Earl, was Member of Parliament for Hertfordshire for many years. The family seat of the Earls Cowper was Panshanger in Hertfordshire. Other seats included Wrest Park in Bedfordshire, Brocket Hall in Hertfordshire, Melbourne Hall in Derbyshire and a townhouse at 4 St James's Square. Cowper baronets, of Ratling Court (1642) Sir William Cowper, 1st Baronet (1582–1664) Sir William Cowper, 2nd Baronet (1639–1706) Sir William Cowper, 3rd Baronet (1665–1723) (created Baron Cowper in 1706 and Earl Cowper in 1718) Earls Cowper (1718) William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper, 1st Baron Cowper (1665–1723) William Clavering-Cowper, 2nd Earl Cowper (1709–1764) George Nassau Clavering-Cowper, 3rd Earl Cowper (1738–1789) George Augustus Clavering-Cowper, 4th Earl Cowper (1776–1799) Peter Leopold Louis Francis Nassau Clavering-Cowper, 5th Earl Cowper (1778–1837) George Augustus Frederick Cowper, 6th Earl Cowper (1806–1856) Francis Thomas de Grey Cowper, 7th Earl Cowper (1834–1905) Arms See also Baron Lucas Baron Butler Lord Dingwall Baron Mount Temple References Extinct earldoms in the Peerage of Great Britain Noble titles created in 1718 Leeds Blue Plaques Peerages created with special remainders