Gorges Lowther (1768 – 23 February 1854) was an Irish Member of Parliament.
He represented
Ratoath
Ratoath () is a commuter town in County Meath, Ireland. A branch of the Broad Meadow Water (Broadmeadow River) () flows through the town. The R125 and R155 roads meet in the village. At the 2016 census, there were 9,533 people living in Ratoa ...
in the
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords. The membership of the House of Commons was directly elected, but on a highly restrictive fra ...
from 1790 to 1798.
He was the son of
George Lowther of Kilrue,
County Meath
County Meath (; gle, Contae na Mí or simply ) is a county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster. It is bordered by Dublin to the southeast, Louth to the northeast, Kildare to the south, Offaly to the sou ...
, by his wife Frances, daughter of
Chambré Brabazon Ponsonby
Chambré Brabazon Ponsonby (1720 – 20 February 1762) was an Irish Member of Parliament.
He was the son of Major-General Henry Ponsonby by his wife Lady Frances, daughter of Chambré Brabazon, 5th Earl of Meath. His paternal grandfather was Wil ...
.
References
* https://web.archive.org/web/20090601105535/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/irelandcommons.htm
* http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/ll/lowther3.htm
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1769 births
1854 deaths
Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Meath constituencies
Irish MPs 1790–1797
Irish MPs 1798–1800