Richard Lowther (died 1703)
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Richard Lowther (1638–1703), English landowner at Maulds Meaburn, was the second son of Sir John Lowther, 1st Baronet, and Mary Fletcher.
He received the estate at Maulds Meaburn from his father, and was member of parliament for Appleby from 1689 to 1690.
Lowther married Barbara Prickett and had two sons:
- Richard Lowther (1692–1721),
- Robert Lowther (1681–1745), Governor of Barbados
References
- [http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/ll/lowther2.htm Lowther pedigree 2]
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- [http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1660-1690/member/lowther-richard-1638-1703 History of Parliament]
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| with2 = William Cheyne 1689–90
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| after = William Cheyne
| after2 = Hon. Charles Boyle
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Category:English MPs 1689–1690
Category:Younger sons of baronets
Category:17th-century English landowners
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