William Lowther (1639-1705)

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Sir William Lowther (18 August 16397 December 1705) was an English landowner dwelling at Swillington, the eldest son of Sir William Lowther.

He married Catherine Harrison and had ten children:[1][2]

  • Sir William Lowther, 1st Baronet (1663–1729)
  • son, first apprenticed to a merchant, then joined the Army
  • son, first apprenticed to a merchant, then joined the Army
  • son, joined the Army
  • Richard Lowther, merchant, married successively the daughters of Sir Christopher Wandesford and Sir John Fenwick
  • Christopher Lowther (d. 1718), merchant, of Little Preston, married Elizabeth Maude and had issue
  • Gerard Lowther, lawyer, d.v.p. age 23
  • Catherine Lowther, married Henry Slingsby
  • Mary Lowther, married John Stanhope

He had a falling-out with his eldest son, William, over his marriage to the daughter of Lord Maynard, because of the reduction in the estates that would be entailed by her jointure.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Lowther pedigree 2. Retrieved on 2007-01-14.
  2. ^ a b Hainsworth, D.R. (1988). "The Lowther Younger Sons". Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society 88: 149–160. 
Parliament of England
Preceded by
Henry Dawnay
Sir John Bland, Bt
Member of Parliament for Pontefract
with Robert Monckton

1695–1698
Succeeded by
Sir John Bland, Bt
John Bright
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Sir Richard Graham, Bt
High Sheriff of Yorkshire
1681
Succeeded by
Ambrose Pudsey