Sir William Lowther, 1st Baronet (8 June 1663 – 6 March 1729) was an

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landowner from Swillington,

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, and a

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in the

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. He was the eldest son of Sir William Lowther by his wife, Catherine Harrison.

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(1906)
Complete Baronetage
'. Volume V. Exeter: W. Pollard & Co. . p. 25 He was educated in Yorkshire at

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School, before being admitted to Christ's College, Cambridge, on 17 May 1681. Eighteen months later, on 14 December 1682, he was admitted to

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, one of the professional bodies for English lawyers. In 1691, he married Hon. Amabella Maynard (d. 1734), daughter of

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, and had five children: * Sir William Lowther, 2nd Baronet (c. 1694 – 1763) *Henry Lowther, MD, of Newcastle (d. 1743) *John Lowther, governor of Surat, no issue and two daughters, Amabella and Jane, who both died unmarried.Burke, John; Burke, Bernard Burke (1844)
A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland, and Scotland
', p. 329 He served as

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for 1697–8, and was returned to the

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and the later Parliament of Great Britain for

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over seven parliamentary sessions from 1701 to 1710 and from 1716 until his death. He was created a

on 6 January 1715. He died on 6 March 1729, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son, William. Amabella, Lady Lowther, died on 8 August 1734.

Arms

His coat of arms was: Or six annulets Sable, arranged as three, two and one.

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