Sir William Lowther, 1st Baronet (4 January 1676 – 6 April 1705) was an

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. He was the eldest son of Anthony Lowther and Margaret Penn, daughter of

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. On 15 June 1697, he was created a

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. He married Catherine Preston and had three children: *

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(1699–1745) *Catherine Lowther *Margaret Lowther

References

*Burke, John, and Bernard Burke. ''A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland, and Scotland.'' Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co, 197
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* Baronets in the Baronetage of England English MPs 1702–1705 1676 births 1705 deaths English landowners

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