Richard St Lawrence, 7th Baron Howth (c. 1510–1558) was an Anglo-Irish nobleman and military commander of the Tudor era.
[1] Whereas his elder brother Edward is said to have left no mark on the history of his time,[2] Richard was a political figure of considerable importance.
[2] He is chiefly remembered as a soldier, and he played a leading role in all the military expeditions of his time.
In 1558 in the absence of the Lord Deputy of Ireland, he was appointed one of the guardians of the Pale, and was credited with maintaining firm order there.
He died in Drogheda in the autumn of 1558, and was succeeded in the title by his brother Christopher, 8th Baron Howth.