Sir William Lowther, 3rd Baronet

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Sir William Lowther, 3rd Baronet (1727 – 15 April 1756) was an English landowner, of Marske Hall, Yorkshire and Holker Hall. He was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Lowther, 2nd Baronet and Lady Elizabeth Cavendish.

In January 1755, he inherited the Whitehaven estates and coal mines from his fourth cousin once removed, Sir James Lowther, 4th Baronet,^[1] and succeeded him as Member of Parliament for Cumberland. However, he died unmarried in 1756, last of his line. He left the bulk of his estates, including the Whitehaven inheritance, to his fourth cousin, James Lowther.^[2] Holker Hall, which had come from his grandmother Catherine Preston, was left to a distant cousin on her side, Lord George Cavendish.

Marske Hall was bought by Thomas Dundas, later Lord Dundas, in 1762.

[edit] References

1. ^ John Wesley's Letters, 1754. Retrieved on 2006-12-21.
2. ^ Beckett, J. V. (2004). "‘Lowther, James, earl of Lonsdale (1736–1802)’", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press. Retrieved on 2006-12-21. 

• Lowther pedigree 1
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Sir James Lowther, Bt Sir John Pennington, Bt	Member of Parliament for Cumberland with Sir John Pennington, Bt 1755–1756	Succeeded by Sir John Pennington, Bt Sir John Fleming
Honorary titles
Vacant Title last held by The Viscount Lonsdale	Lord Lieutenant of Westmorland 1751–1756	Succeeded by Sir John Pennington, Bt
Baronetage of England
Preceded by Thomas Lowther	Baronet (of Marske) 1715–1756	Extinct