Sir William Lowther (c. 1612 – February 1688) was an

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landowner and politician who sat in the

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from 1660 to 1679.

Life

Lowther was the son of Sir John Lowther of Lowther Hall and his wife Eleanor Fleming, daughter of Wiliam Fleming of Rydal. In 1660, he was elected

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for

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in the Convention Parliament He was re-elected MP for Pontefract in 1661 for the

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. He was knighted on 30 December 1661 and was dwelling at Swillington.History of Parliament Online - Lowther, William
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Family

Lowther married Jane Busfield daughter of William Busfield, merchant of Leeds, Yorkshire, by 1636. They had five sons and nine daughters, including * Sir William Lowther (1639–1705) *Rev. Richard Lowther, married Margaret Adams and had issue *Jane Lowther (c. 1641 – 7 April 1713), married Sir Francis Bland, 2nd Baronet *Eleanor Lowther, married Richard Harrison of Cave *Mary Lowther, married William Ellis of Kidwell *Agnes Lowther, married William Dawson *Frances Lowther, married on 2 October 1676 Richard Beaumont (d. 1691) *Dorothy Lowther, married Robert Baynes of Knowerthorp He was also the brother of Sir John Lowther, 1st Baronet.

References

1610s births 1688 deaths 17th-century English landowners

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