William Lowther (diplomat)
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William Lowther (14 December 1821 – 23 January 1912) was a British diplomat and Conservative politician, the second son of Henry Cecil Lowther and younger brother of Henry Lowther, 3rd Earl of Lonsdale.
Educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge, Lowther entered the diplomatic service, and served as Secretary to the British embassies in Berlin and St Petersburg, and finally as Minister to Argentina.[1]
Lowther married (Charlotte) Alice Parke (d. 1908), daughter of James Parke, 1st Baron Wensleydale on 17 December 1853. They had seven children:[2]
- Mary Eleanor Rose Lowther (d. 14 August 1929), married Paul Vieugue on 29 April 1897
- Mabel Cecily Lowther, married James Bey on 3 May 1912
- Mildred Alice Lowther (d. 8 September 1876)
- James William Lowther, 1st Viscount Ullswater (1855–1949)
- Sir Gerald Augustus Lowther, 1st Baronet (1858–1916)
- Harold Arthur Lowther (23 July 1864 – 20 December 1929)
- Sir Henry Cecil Lowther (1869–1940)
After his return from Argentina, Lowther decided to built a new house in London. He bought land in Kensington, and there erected Lowther Lodge, an exemplar of Queen Anne Style architecture. The cost was partly defrayed by a bequest from his uncle William Lowther, 2nd Earl of Lonsdale, who died in 1872, including a house in Barnes, which was sold to Lord Londesborough. He and his wife lived there until his death in 1912; his son Lord Ullswater sold it to the Royal Geographical Society shortly thereafter.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Walker, Lynne (July 1980). "The Royal Geographical Society's House: An Architectural History". The Geographical Journal 146: 178–189. Retrieved on 2007-01-11.
- ^ thePeerage.com. Retrieved on January 11, 2007.
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
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| Preceded by Henry Cecil Lowther Earl of Bective |
Member of Parliament for Westmorland with Earl of Bective 1868–1870 Earl of Bective 1871–1885 1868–1885 |
Succeeded by Constituency abolished |
| Preceded by Constituency revived |
Member of Parliament for Appleby 1885–1892 |
Succeeded by Sir Joseph Savory, Bt |
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