George Lowther (1739 – 18 August 1784) was an Irish Member of Parliament. He was the son of Gorges Lowther of Kilrue,

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, by his wife Judith, daughter of John Ussher and sister of St George Ussher, 1st Baron St George. He sat in the

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for

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from 1761 to 1768, for

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from 1768 to 1776 and for

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from 1783 to his death. By his wife Frances, daughter of Chambré Brabazon Ponsonby, he was father of Gorges Lowther.

References

* https://web.archive.org/web/20090601105535/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/irelandcommons.htm * http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/ll/lowther3.htm 1739 births 1784 deaths Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Meath constituencies Irish MPs 1761–1768 Irish MPs 1769–1776 Irish MPs 1783–1790 Politicians from County Meath {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub