Frederick Edward Gould Lambart, 9th Earl of Cavan KP, PC, DL, JP (21 October 1839 – 14 July 1900) styled Viscount Kilcoursie until 1887, was an Anglo-Irish Royal Navy officer and Liberal politician. He served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household in 1886 in William Ewart Gladstone's third administration.
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Background
Kilcoursie was the eldest son of Frederick Lambart, 8th Earl of Cavan, and his wife, Hon. Caroline Augusta Littleton, daughter of Edward Littleton, 1st Baron Hatherton.
Military career
Kilcoursie was a lieutenant in the Royal Navy and served at the Siege of Sebastopol in 1854–55. He was also at the bombardment of Canton in 1856, and at the attack on Peiho Forts in 1858.