James Lowrey (September 10, 1802 – November 30, 1875) was an American lawyer and politician.
Lowrey, youngest child of Daniel and Anna (Munson) Lowrey, was born in that part of
Farmington
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which is now
Plainville, Conn., September 10, 1802.
He graduated from
Yale College
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in 1824. He went to
Wellsboro, Pa., as the principal of the academy, and there studied law, and entered into partnership with Hon. Ellis Lewis. He was at one time a member of the
Pennsylvania State Legislature
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. He retired from practice several years before his death, and removed to
Burlington, N. J., where he died, Nov. 30, 1875, aged 73 years.
In 1830, he married Mary W. Morris (daughter of
Samuel Wells Morris
Samuel Wells Morris (September 1, 1786 – May 25, 1847) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvaniabr>
Samuel W. Morris was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Benjamin Wistar Morris. He pursued an ...
), who survived him.
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1802 births
1875 deaths
People from Plainville, Connecticut
Yale College alumni
Pennsylvania lawyers
Members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly
19th-century American politicians
19th-century American lawyers