Lowther, James, 1840-1904

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Lowther, James, 1840-1904

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        1840-1904

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        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.

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        Lowther, John Henry, 1793-1868 (1793-1868)

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        GB-2014-WSA-11431

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        Lowther, John Henry, 1793-1868 is the uncle of Lowther, James, 1840-1904

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        GB-2014-WSA-11430

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        International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition

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        Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020

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            Users should note that the information recorded here that is not to be found in the first two volumes of the Record of Old Westminsters and its first Supplement has been assembled from various published and manuscript sources by Hugh Edmund Pagan MA FSA, and all new resulting text is his copyright, © 2014.

            The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from the earliest times to 1927, Volumes 1 & 2, compiled by G. F. Russell Barker and Alan H. Stenning, London, 1928.

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