Robert Lowther (1741–1777)
Robert Lowther (1741–1777) was an English Member of Parliament, the younger son of Robert Lowther and Catherine Pennington and younger brother of James Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale.
Brought into Parliament for the Government through his older brother's interest, Robert defied the ministry and voted in favor of John Wilkes in 1763. For this, Lonsdale had him removed from his seat, and Robert died in obscurity.[1]
References[]
- ^ Butterfield, H. (1961). "Review of Sir James Lowther and Cumberland and Westmorland Elections, 1754-75 by Brian Bonsall". The Historical Journal. 4 (1): 104–107. doi:10.1017/s0018246x0002224x. JSTOR 3020385.
- Lowther pedigree 2
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
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- Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
- 1741 births
- 1777 deaths
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