William Lowther (1639–1705)

Sir William Lowther (18 August 1639 – 7 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]

References

^ "Lowther pedigree 2". http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/ll/lowther2.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-14.
^ ^a ^b Hainsworth, D.R. (1988). "The Lowther Younger Sons". Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society 88: 149–160.

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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

Persondata
Name	Lowther, William
Alternative names
Short description	British politician
Date of birth	18 August 1639
Place of birth
Date of death	7 December 1705
Place of death