Lowther Augustus John Pennington, 3rd Baron Muncaster (14 December 1802 – 30 April 1838), styled Hon. Lowther Pennington from 1813 to 1818, was a landowner in northern England and an Irish peer.
Lowther was the only son of General
Lowther Pennington, who married the widow Esther Morrison in January 1802 while on half-pay. The general inherited the
barony of Muncaster from his brother in 1813, and died in 1818, leaving Lowther to succeed him in the barony and estates.
On 15 December 1828, Muncaster married Frances Catherine Ramsden (1806–1853), the daughter of
Sir John Ramsden, 4th Baronet
Sir John Ramsden, 4th Baronet (1755 – 15 July 1839) was an English landowner and Member of Parliament.
Early life
He was born in 1755 and was the only son of Margaret ( née Norton) Bright and Sir John Ramsden, 3rd Baronet of Byram, near Ponte ...
. They had seven children:
*Hon. Fanny Caroline Pennington (26 Aug 1829 – 12 July 1864)
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Gamel Pennington, 4th Baron Muncaster (1831–1862)
*Hon. Josslyn Pennington (b. and d. 24 August 1833)
*
Josslyn Pennington, 5th Baron Muncaster
Josslyn Francis Pennington, 5th Baron Muncaster, (25 December 1834 – 30 March 1917) was a British soldier and Conservative Party politician.
Biography
Muncaster was the third son of Lowther Augustus John Pennington, 3rd Baron Muncaster, and h ...
(1834–1917)
*Hon. Rachel Matilda Pennington (b. and d. March 1836)
*Hon. Alan Joseph Pennington (5 April 1837 – 14 June 1913), of
Ragdale Hall
Ragdale Hall is a large hall in the Melton district of Leicestershire, England.
History
The original hall was built in 1785 in the late Georgian period by Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers,
and was made of timber. It was destroyed by fire (date ...
, married on 9 December 1880 Anna Eleanora Hartopp, without children
*Hon. Louisa Theodosia Pennington (1838 – 17 June 1886), married on 25 November 1858 Edgar Atheling Drummond (1825–1893) and had issue
Muncaster died on 30 April 1838 at the Green Park Hotel in
Piccadilly
Piccadilly () is a road in the City of Westminster, London, to the south of Mayfair, between Hyde Park Corner in the west and Piccadilly Circus in the east. It is part of the A4 road that connects central London to Hammersmith, Earl's Court, ...
, and was buried on 15 May at
Warter. His eldest son Gamel succeeded him.
References
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1802 births
1838 deaths
Barons in the Peerage of Ireland