William Lowndes (other)
William Lowndes may refer to: * William Lowndes (1652–1724), British politician and Secretary to the Treasury * William Lowndes (1752-1828), British lawyer, parliamentary draftsman and Chief Commissioner of the Board of Taxes * William Lowndes (congressman) (1782–1822), U.S. Congressman from South Carolina * William Selby Lowndes (''c.'' 1767–1840), British Member of Parliament * William Thomas Lowndes William Thomas Lowndes (c. 1798 – 31 July 1843), English bibliographer, was born about 1798, the son of a London bookseller. His principal work, ''The Bibliographer’s Manual of English Literature''—the first systematic work of the kind—w ...

William Lowndes (1652–1724)
William Lowndes (1 November 1652 – 20 January 1724) was an English Whigs (British political party), Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, English and House of Commons of Great Britain, British House of Commons from 1695 to 1724. He served as Secretary to the Treasury during the reigns of William III of England and Anne, Queen of Great Britain. Early life Lowndes was born in Winslow, Buckinghamshire on 1 November 1652. He was the son of Robert Lowndes and his second wife Elizabeth FitzWilliam. His father was descended from the Lowndes of Overton, Smallwood, and his grandfather had moved south to Buckinghamshire; other relatives settled in the Province of South Carolina. Lowndes was educated at the free school in Buckingham. He joined HM Treasury as a clerk, and eventually acquired ownership of Bury Manor in Chesham in 1687. Political career Lowndes was returned unopposed as a Member of Parliament for Seaford (UK Parliament constituency), Seaford in Sussex ...
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