Sir John Lowther, 1st Baronet (1 April 1759 – 19 March 1844) of Swillington, Yorkshire was an
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landowner and
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He was the second son of
Sir William Lowther, 1st Baronet and educated at
Westminster School
(God Gives the Increase)
, established = Earliest records date from the 14th century, refounded in 1560
, type = Public school Independent day and boarding school
, religion = Church of England
, head_label = Hea ...
and
Trinity College, Cambridge
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.
On 4 September 1790, he married Lady Elizabeth Fane (d. 1844), daughter of
John Fane, 9th Earl of Westmorland
John Fane, 9th Earl of Westmorland (5 May 1728 – 25 April 1774), known as Lord Burghersh until 1771, was an English peer and Member of Parliament.
He was the eldest son of Thomas Fane, 8th Earl of Westmorland of Wormsley Park, Buckinghamshi ...
. They had four children:
*
Sir John Henry Lowther, 2nd Baronet (1793–1868)
*George William Lowther (17 October 1795 – 1805)
*
Sir Charles Hugh Lowther, 3rd Baronet (1803–1894)
*Elizabeth Lowther (d. 2 October 1863), unmarried
He purchased the estate at
Wilton Castle
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This castle in Herefordshire, st ...
in about 1806 and built a new mansion house there. At some time after his
elder brother was created
Earl of Lonsdale
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, the
Swillington
Swillington is a village and civil parish near Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough. It is situated east from Leeds city centre, north of the River Aire, and is surrounded by streams including Fleakingle ...
estate was made over to John, who was himself created a baronet on 3 November 1824.
He died in 1844 and was succeeded by his eldest son John Henry Lowther.
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