Show WYOMING i MAN I BECOMES EARL EARLI I Big Horn Ranch Owner Will Accept Place in Aristocracy LONDON Sept 9 The lI W The Earl Eurl of Portsmouth died In London Monday Monda night John Fellowes alloy seventh se earl of Portsmouth was horn born on December 27 1869 He was edu edu- educated educated educated at Eton and Cambridge and at one time lime served Ir as private sec- sec to governor of Tas- Tas The Honorable Oliver Henry Wallop a resident of Wyoming is heir to the tho title ot or Earl I arl of Ports Ports- Portsmouth Portsmouth mouth He lie Is the younger youn er brother of f the late laic earl carl who was not mar mar- married married ried and third son of the fifth firth carl earl EDS WI J S DIME Di niX onu The Honorable e Oliver Olter Il Henry Ie Wallop V gallop p VI lives raO on his hl ranch Ch Big Biff r Horn Torn Sheridan county count English reference rt books book list him as the heir to the Portsmouth title al although al- al although although though press dispatches nearly neaily 20 reported rel that ho he had ap ap- appeared years jears ago a o before a n district Judge at Sheridan Wyo yo declared his Intention Intention tion of becoming coming an American zen sen and stated staled that he 11 would re renounce re- re renounce renounce Ills his hi right of ot succession to the earldom In favor ta of his son Gerald l Vernon ernon Wallop born In America In 1898 and therefore an n American citizen This son served In the ho British forces during the orld war Oliver nry Hc first went to Wyoming about 1890 and for a alimo limo worked as a II cowboy Later he he- acquired h a ranch of his own on Little Lithe Goose creel creek Sheridan herldan coun- coun county tj ty He lie wa was w. w married 1 In I 1897 18 to Mss I r I Walker of f Frankfort a e Kv K In he 1905 ho visited his hl ances ances- ancestral ancestral ancestral homo home In England En land his mother having recently died and it Is un un- understood understood that while there ho hn made maden madea n a petition to be bo released from the succession lon In favor or of his son His Ills to become an American citizen In 1906 1106 was waR said saIl to b bo be due to his desire 1 to obtain a 11 public lumber contract which ho could not hold as nn an alien allen TO 70 0 ASSUME TITLE SHERIDAN V Wyo Wo o Sept 9 i.- i. VP r rA A A Wyoming cowboy and ranch ranch- ranchman ranchman ranchman man succeeded to an earldom e when Oliver Henry Wallop of near nOar Sher Sher- Sheridan SherIdan Sheridan idan received word of the death of his elder brother brother the Earl of Portsmouth Ports Ports- Portsmouth mouth In London Monday night Half an hour after he received recel word ord of his brothers brother's death he In Informed In- In Informed Informed formed The Associated Press that he would assume the title Reports that 20 years ears ago he renounced his till in order to obtain a public lum lum- lumber lumber ber contract In to this country which he could coull not hold as an alien were lre declared by the new earl carl to be without foundation It would woul l be Le impossible for me meto meto meto to do that he ho said S TWO SONS Thet new now Earl I arl of ot Portsmouth de declared de- de declared that he probably would re return re- re return return turn to England soon but that as a asyet yet vet no plans were made madl There e can be he no doubt t of f his I right to the succession he h de- de cia red In denying that he lie had abandoned ma liS place In the peerage In favor ra of American citizenship The new earl carl has two to sons Ger Ger- Gerald Geraid I aid ald Vernon Wallop who became Lord Livingston who t is i now in InI England I and a a. younger son son Oliver Malcolm Wallop who lives on the tho Big Horn ranch lanch with Lord Lore and Lady Lad Portsmouth The fie Big DIg Horn Born ranch Is located I only a 11 few rew miles from Sheridan ana and anais andis I is ig acres In size sl The carl earl said I he had no other holdings s In this I II country i I |