LOWTHER, JAMES, son of Sir Charles Hugh Lowther, Bart., and Isabella, dau. of Rev. Robert Morehead DD, Rector of Easington, Yorks.; nephew of Sir John Henry Lowther, Bart. (qv); b. 1 Dec 1840; adm. Jun 1854 (James'); left Whitsun 1859; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 12 Oct 1858, matr. Mich. 1859; BA 1863; MA 1866; adm. Inner Temple 1 Nov 1861, called to bar 17 Nov 1864; MP (Conservative) York 1865-80, North Lincolnshire 1881-5, Isle of Thanet from 1888; Parliamentary Secretary, Poor Law Board 1867-8; Under-Secretary, Colonial Office 1874-8; Chief Secretary for Ireland 1878-80; Privy Councillor 2 Feb 1878; JP Yorkshire North Riding 1869, also DL; Alderman, Yorkshire North Riding County Council; racehorse owner 1873-1903; member Jockey Club 1877, Steward 1880; President, Elizabethan Club 1864-7, 1890-5, Vice-Pres. 1885-90 and from 1896; Busby Trustee 19 Jun 1877-90; d. unm. 12 Sep 1904. DNB.
LOWTHER, JAMES HARRINGTON, brother of John Mordaunt Lowther (qv); b. 1 Dec 1827; adm. 10 Jul 1837; a sculptor; exhibited at Royal Academy 1857-66; d. unm. 18 Jun 1868 (IGI).
LOWTHER, HENRY, 3RD EARL OF LONSDALE, eldest son of Hon. Henry Cecil Lowther (qv); b. 27 Mar 1818; adm. 26 Apr 1830 (boarded with Mr Hodgson); Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 7 Jul 1834, fellow commoner 20 Oct 1835; MA 1838; Cornet, 1st Life Guards 24 Sep 1841; Lieut., 5 Sep 1843; Capt., 9 Mar 1849; sold out 1 Dec 1854; MP (Conservative) West Cumberland 1847 – 4 Mar 1872; DL Cumberland 1867, Lord Lieut. Cumberland and Westmorland from 14 Dec 1868; succ. uncle as 3rd Earl of Lonsdale 4 Mar 1872; member Jockey Club, Steward 1844-5; m. 31 Jul 1852 Emily Susan, eldest dau. of St. George Francis Caulfield, Donamon Castle, co. Roscommon; d. 15 Aug 1876.
LOWTHER, HON. HENRY CECIL, son of William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale (qv); b. 27 Jul 1790; at school under Vincent (GM 1868, i, 108); Cornet, 7th Light Dragoons 16 Jul 1807; Lieut., 21 Jul 1808; Capt., 4 Oct 1810; Maj., 41st Foot 14 Apr 1814; 10th Light Dragoons (Hussars) 12 Nov 1814; Lieut. -Col., 12th Foot 20 Apr 1817; half-pay, 25 Jun 1818; retd. 1831; served in Peninsular War 1809; MP (Tory/Conservative) Westmorland from 1812; Father of the House of Commons from 1862; DL JP Rutland, JP Cumberland, Leicestershire, Westmorland; m. 19 May 1817 Lady Lucy Eleanor Sherard, eldest dau. of Philip Sherard, 5th Earl of Harborough; d. 6 Dec 1867.
LOWTHER, Francis William, illegitimate son of William Lowther, 2nd Earl of Lonsdale PC FRS, and Emilia Cresotti, opera singer ; b. (Genoa, Italy) 20 Feb 1841 ; adm. 18 Oct 1851 (Scott) (as William Lowther : for the identification of him as Francis William Lowther, see F.Markham, Recollections of a Town Boy at Westminster, 1903, 100, where he is referred to as “Frank” Lowther) ; Cadet, Royal Navy 9 Feb 1854 ; Lieut., 3 Dec 1861 ; naturalised by Act of Parliament 10 Aug 1866 ; Cdr., 4 Apr 1869 ; retd. 9 Apr 1872 ; Capt. (on retired list) 8 Apr 1884 ; served in Second Chinese War ; partner, Punchard, McTaggart, Lowther & Co., engineers and contractors, to Jan 1900 ; m. 29 Apr 1868 Louise Beatrice, sister of Mildmay Barrington de Fonblanque (qv) ; d. 30 Mar 1908.
LOWTHER, CHRISTOPHER, son of Rev. Lancelot Lowther, Rector of Long Marton, Westmorland, and Hester Pearce, Dublin; grandson of Sir Christopher Lowther, Bart.; b.; adm.; KS in 1644; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1646, matr. 16 Dec 1646, aged 18, Westminster Student to ejection by Parliamentary Visitors for non-submission 1648; migrated to Magdalen Hall, Oxford; BA 1649; MA 1652; of Colby Lathes, Westmorland; m. Sibell, dau. of William Lloyd, Drodaugh, Ireland.
LOWTHER, ARTHUR, brother of Henry Lowther, 3rd Earl of Lonsdale (qv); b. 12 Jul 1820; adm. 25 Jun 1831 (boarded with Mr Hodgson); KS 1835; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1839, adm. pens. 24 May 1839, scholar 1840; BA 1843; MA 1847; 2nd Lieut., Rifle Brigade 31 May 1844; Lieut., 5 Mar 1847; Adjutant, 23 Jun 1848; Capt., half-pay, unattached 23 Apr 1852; d. unm. 15 Feb 1855.
LOWTH, FRANCIS, sixth son of Rev. Robert Henry Lowth, Rector of Hinton Ampner, Hampshire, and Frances, fourth dau. of Rev. John Harington DD, Rector of Thruxton, Hampshire; b. 6 Oct 1810; adm. 4 Feb 1825 (Stikeman's); at Haileybury Coll. 1827-9; Writer, EICS Bengal 1828; arrived in India 12 Dec 1829; Assistant to Commissioner of Revenue and Circuit, Hamirpur 1830; Officiating Joint Magistrate and Deputy Collector, Hamirpur 1834; Magistrate, Collector and Salt Agent, Balasore 1846; Civil and Sessions Judge, Purnea 1853, Birbhum 1856; res. 16 Apr 1856; m.; d. 27 May 1880.
LOWTH, ARTHUR, brother of Francis Lowth (qv); b. 10 Nov 1813; adm. 14 Feb 1825 (Stikeman's); Exeter Coll. Oxford, matr. 27 Jan 1831; BA 1834; ordained deacon (Worcester) 30 Jul 1837; m. 23 Nov 1854 Jane Spencer Perceval, third dau. of Thomas Bourke Ricketts, Combe House, Herefs.; d. 8 Jan 1855.
LOWRY, HUBERT, third son of Rev. Charles Henry Lowry, Head Master Northleach GS, Gloucs., and Sarah Anne, dau. of Matthew Dobson Lowndes, Liverpool; b. 28 Nov 1860; adm. 4 Jun 1874 (James'), exhibitioner; QS (Capt. ) 1875; Capt. of the School 1878; left (with Triplett) May 1879, having declined election to Trinity Coll. Cambridge; Non-Coll., Oxford, matr. 11 Oct 1879; migrated to Hertford Coll. Oxford; BA 1883; MA 1896; ordained deacon (Barrow for Carlisle) 1904, priest (Carlisle) 1905; Curate St. Mary’s, Carlisle 1904-6, St. Oswald’s, Chester 1906-11; Vicar of New Ferry, Cheshire 1911-22; Vicar of Wybunbury, Cheshire 1922-8; Vicar of Burleydam, Cheshire 1928-34; m. 30 Apr 1889 Frances Mary, dau. of Rev. Joseph William Sharpe, Vicar of Northleach, Gloucs.; d. 8 Apr 1948.