Sir Ralph Howard, 1st Baronet (1801 – 15 August 1873[1][2]) was an Irish Whig politician and militia officer.
He was also the grandson of Ralph Howard, 1st Viscount Wicklow, and brother-in-law of Granville Proby, 3rd Earl of Carysfort.
[6] In Parliament, he voted for the enfranchisement of Leeds, Birmingham, and Manchester and divided with the Whigs against pensions for Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville and W. L. Bathurst, for the abolition of the Irish viceroyalty, and a reduction of the grant to South America missions.
[7][6] In the latter year, he joined Brooks's, sponsored by Lords Charlemont and Gosford, and continued to vote for the reform bill, including granting the franchise to all persons rated to the poor at £10 and giving two members of parliament to Stoke-upon-Trent.
At some time a member of the Athenaeum Club, he then held the Wicklow seat until 1847 when he unsuccessfully sought election at Evesham.