Henry Lowther (politician)
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| Batting style | Right-hand bat |
| Bowling type | Right-arm slow |
| First-class record | |
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| Matches | 47 |
| Runs scored | 387 |
| Batting average | 5.30 |
| 100s/50s | 0/0 |
| Top score | 34 |
| Balls bowled | 0+ |
| Wickets | 7 |
| Bowling average | - |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 |
| Best Bowling | 3/? |
| Catches/Stumpings | 11/0 |
| First class debut: ?, 1818 Last first class game: ?, 1839 Source: CricInfo |
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The Hon. Henry Cecil Lowther, DL, JP (27 July 1790 – 6 December 1867) was a British Conservative politician and cricketer, the second son of William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale, and his wife Lady Augusta (née Fane).
Educated at Westminster School, he entered the army on 16 July 1807, as a cornet in the 7th Hussars. He was promoted lieutenant on 21 July 1808 and captain on 4 October 1810.[1] He served with the 7th Hussars during the campaign of 1809 in Spain, including the battles of Mayorga, Sahagún, Benevente, and the retreat to Corunna.[2] From 1812 until 1814, he was in Wellington's army during the Peninsular War, and was made a major in the 10th Hussars on 12 November 1815.[1] He received the Peninsular Medal with three clasps after the war.[2] On 20 April 1817 he went into the 12th Regiment of Foot as a lieutenant-colonel, with which rank he retired on half-pay. In 1830 he transferred to the 44th Foot.
He married Lady Lucy Eleanor Sherard, daughter of Philip Sherard, 5th Earl of Harborough, on 19 May 1817. They had seven children:[3]
- Eleanor Cecily Lowther (d. 24 November 1894), married John Talbot Clifton on 22 April 1844
- Augusta Mary Lowther (d. 11 January 1916), married Gerard Noel
- Henry Lowther, 3rd Earl of Lonsdale (1818–1876)
- Arthur Lowther (12 July 1820 – 15 February 1855)
- William Lowther (1821–1912)
- Constantia Lowther (1831–1864), married Col. Robert Blücher Wood
Between 1818 and 1839, he played first-class cricket for Hampshire and Surrey. He was appointed colonel of the Royal Cumberland Militia in 1830.
First elected for Westmorland, a constituency long in the family interest, he continued to be returned until his death in 1867. In 1862, he became Father of the House of Commons.
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b The Royal Military Calendar. Retrieved on 2007-01-12.
- ^ a b "The Hon. H. C. Lowther", The Gentlemen's Magazine, F. Jeffries, 1868. Retrieved on 2007-01-12.
- ^ thePeerage.com. Retrieved on 2007-01-11.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by James Lowther The Lord Muncaster |
Member of Parliament for Westmorland with The Lord Muncaster 1812–1813 Viscount Lowther 1813–1831, 1832–1841 Alexander Nowell 1831–1832 William Thompson 1841–1854 The Earl of Bective 1854–1867 1812–1867 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Bective William Lowther |
| Preceded by Sir Charles Burrell |
Father of the House of Commons 1862–1867 |
Succeeded by Thomas Peers Williams |
