Sir Charles Lowther, 3rd Baronet
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Sir Charles Lowther, 3rd Baronet (1803 – 1894) was an English landowner, the third son of Sir John Lowther, 1st Baronet and Lady Elizabeth Fane.
Lowther was blind from infancy due to an attack of scarlet fever.[1] His mother imported the first embossed books in England for his benefit in 1821.[2]
On 10 May 1834, he married Isabella Morehead (d. 2 July 1887). They had one son:
- George William Lowther (28 March 1837 – 6 February 1890)
Lowther was a benefactor of the William Moon, funding the construction of his workroom in 1856 and donating to the Moon Society, which distributed literature for the blind in Moon type.[3]
He inherited the family baronetcy from his brother in 1868. Dying in 1894 at the age of ninety, Lowther was succeeded in the baronetcy by his grandson, Charles Bingham Lowther.
[edit] References
- ^ Dr. Moon Page. Retrieved on January 26, 2007.
- ^ Reading by Touch. Retrieved on January 26, 2007.
- ^ History of the Moon Society. Retrieved on January 26, 2007.
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Henry Lowther |
Baronet (of Swillington) 1868–1894 |
Succeeded by Charles Bingham Lowther |
