Richard Lowther (1638–1703),

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landowner at

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, 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

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for Appleby from 1689 to 1690. Lowther married Barbara Prickett and had two sons: *Richard Lowther, no issue * Robert Lowther (1681–1745), Governor of Barbados

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English MPs 1689–1690 1638 births 1703 deaths Younger sons of baronets English landowners

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