Robert Lowther (1741–1777) was an

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, the younger son of Robert Lowther and Catherine Pennington and younger brother of

James Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale James Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale (5 August 173624 May 1802) was an English country landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons for 27 years from 1757 to 1784, when he was raised to the Peerage of Great Britain as Earl of Lonsdale. ...

. Brought into Parliament for the Government through his older brother's interest, Robert defied the ministry and voted in favor of

John Wilkes John Wilkes (17 October 1725 – 26 December 1797) was an English radical journalist and politician, as well as a magistrate, essayist and soldier. He was first elected a Member of Parliament in 1757. In the Middlesex election dispute, he fo ...

in 1763. For this, Lonsdale had him removed from his seat, and Robert died in obscurity.

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* Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies 1741 births 1777 deaths

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