Question: What is the date of death of William Howard, 8Th Earl Of Wicklow's father?

Knowledge 1: William Howard, 8th Earl of Wicklow
William Cecil James Philip John Paul Howard, 8th Earl of Wicklow (30 October 1902 – 8 February 1978), styled Lord Clonmore until 1946, was an Anglo-Irish peer.He was the only child of Ralph Howard, 7th Earl of Wicklow and the Countess of Wicklow, formerly Lady Gladys Mary Hamilton.His maternal grandparents were the 2nd Duke of Abercorn and Lady Mary Anna Curzon-Howe.He was known as Lord Clonmore until succeeding to the Earldom in 1946.He was first educated at Wixenford, from where he passed the examination to enter the Royal Naval College, Osborne, in May 1916.However, in the event he proceeded to Eton College before Magdalen College, Oxford, and St Stephen's House, Oxford.He was then ordained a deacon and priest of the Church of England.Among his Oxford associates were Glyn Simon, Evelyn Waugh, and John Betjeman.He was part of the Hypocrites' Club.He worked for the Magdalen Mission at St Mary's Church in Somers Town.Having been a zealous Anglo-Catholic, he converted to Roman Catholicism in 1932, and thereafter lived as a layman.He was disinherited by his father and banished from the family seat in Ireland on Sundays because he was thought to be an embarrassment on account of his attending Mass with the servants, who were also Roman Catholics.During the Second World War he was commissioned into the Royal Fusiliers and rose to the rank of Captain.In 1946 he succeeded his father as Earl of Wicklow.In the 1950s he wrote on religious subjects and was also active as a translator.On 2 September 1959 he married Eleanor Butler, an architect who had been a member of the Seanad Éireann between 1948 and 1951.They had no children.When he died in 1978 the titles passed to his first cousin, Cecil Aylmar Howard, the ninth earl.When the ninth earl died in 1983, the titles became extinct.. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Ralph Howard, 7th Earl of Wicklow
Ralph Francis Howard, 7th Earl of Wicklow (24 December 1877 – 11 October 1946) was an Irish aristocrat and politician.
Knowledge 1: William Howard, 8th Earl of Wicklow
William Cecil James Philip John Paul Howard, 8th Earl of Wicklow (30 October 1902 – 8 February 1978), styled Lord Clonmore until 1946, was an Anglo-Irish peer.He was the only child of Ralph Howard, 7th Earl of Wicklow and the Countess of Wicklow, formerly Lady Gladys Mary Hamilton.His maternal grandparents were the 2nd Duke of Abercorn and Lady Mary Anna Curzon-Howe.He was known as Lord Clonmore until succeeding to the Earldom in 1946.He was first educated at Wixenford, from where he passed the examination to enter the Royal Naval College, Osborne, in May 1916.However, in the event he proceeded to Eton College before Magdalen College, Oxford, and St Stephen's House, Oxford.He was then ordained a deacon and priest of the Church of England.Among his Oxford associates were Glyn Simon, Evelyn Waugh, and John Betjeman.He was part of the Hypocrites' Club.He worked for the Magdalen Mission at St Mary's Church in Somers Town.Having been a zealous Anglo-Catholic, he converted to Roman Catholicism in 1932, and thereafter lived as a layman.He was disinherited by his father and banished from the family seat in Ireland on Sundays because he was thought to be an embarrassment on account of his attending Mass with the servants, who were also Roman Catholics.During the Second World War he was commissioned into the Royal Fusiliers and rose to the rank of Captain.In 1946 he succeeded his father as Earl of Wicklow.In the 1950s he wrote on religious subjects and was also active as a translator.On 2 September 1959 he married Eleanor Butler, an architect who had been a member of the Seanad Éireann between 1948 and 1951.They had no children.When he died in 1978 the titles passed to his first cousin, Cecil Aylmar Howard, the ninth earl.When the ninth earl died in 1983, the titles became extinct.. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Edward Howard, 8th Earl of Suffolk
Edward Howard, 8th Earl of Suffolk (1672 - 22 Jun 1731) was an English peer.Edward Howard was the second son of Henry Howard, 5th Earl of Suffolk, and his wife Mary Stewart.He was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge.He succeeded his nephew Charles Howard, 7th Earl of Suffolk in 1722.He was succeeded by his younger brother Charles Howard, 9th Earl of Suffolk.
Knowledge 1: William Howard, 8th Earl of Wicklow
William Cecil James Philip John Paul Howard, 8th Earl of Wicklow (30 October 1902 – 8 February 1978), styled Lord Clonmore until 1946, was an Anglo-Irish peer.He was the only child of Ralph Howard, 7th Earl of Wicklow and the Countess of Wicklow, formerly Lady Gladys Mary Hamilton.His maternal grandparents were the 2nd Duke of Abercorn and Lady Mary Anna Curzon-Howe.He was known as Lord Clonmore until succeeding to the Earldom in 1946.He was first educated at Wixenford, from where he passed the examination to enter the Royal Naval College, Osborne, in May 1916.However, in the event he proceeded to Eton College before Magdalen College, Oxford, and St Stephen's House, Oxford.He was then ordained a deacon and priest of the Church of England.Among his Oxford associates were Glyn Simon, Evelyn Waugh, and John Betjeman.He was part of the Hypocrites' Club.He worked for the Magdalen Mission at St Mary's Church in Somers Town.Having been a zealous Anglo-Catholic, he converted to Roman Catholicism in 1932, and thereafter lived as a layman.He was disinherited by his father and banished from the family seat in Ireland on Sundays because he was thought to be an embarrassment on account of his attending Mass with the servants, who were also Roman Catholics.During the Second World War he was commissioned into the Royal Fusiliers and rose to the rank of Captain.In 1946 he succeeded his father as Earl of Wicklow.In the 1950s he wrote on religious subjects and was also active as a translator.On 2 September 1959 he married Eleanor Butler, an architect who had been a member of the Seanad Éireann between 1948 and 1951.They had no children.When he died in 1978 the titles passed to his first cousin, Cecil Aylmar Howard, the ninth earl.When the ninth earl died in 1983, the titles became extinct.. [SEP] Knowledge 2: William Howard, 3rd Earl of Wicklow
William Howard, 3rd Earl of Wicklow PC( I)( January 1761 – 27 September 1818), known as William Forward between 1780 and 1815, was an Anglo- Irish politician and peer.Howard was the second son of Ralph Howard, 1st Viscount Wicklow and his wife, Alice Howard, 1st Countess of Wicklow.In 1780 he took the surname of Forward after succeeding to the estates of his mother's family.Between 1783 and 1800 he served in the Irish House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for St Johnstown.In 1793 was made a member of the Privy Council of Ireland.From 1800 to 1808 he was Treasurer of the Irish Post Office and from 1814 Governor of Wicklow.He reverted his surname to Howard after succeeding his brother, Robert Howard, 2nd Earl of Wicklow, as Earl in 1815.On 31 March 1787 he married Eleanor Caulfeild, the only daughter of Hon. Francis Caulfeild MP.He was succeeded by his eldest son, William Howard.

Answer: 11 October 1946