LOWRIE, Walter. b. Edinburgh 10 Dec. 1784; taken to the U.S. of America 1792; a member of the legislature several years; senator from Pennsylvania 6 Dec. 1819 to 3 March 1825; secretary of the senate, U.S. 1825–37. d. New York 14 Dec. 1868.
LOWRY, James Corry (1 son of James Lowry of Rockdale, co. Tyrone). b. 1809; called to Irish bar 1837; Q. C. 23 Feb. 1867; master of court of exchequer in Ireland, Sep. 1867 to death. d. 42 Mountjoy square south, Dublin 20 June 1869.
LOWRY, Joseph Wilson (only son of Wilson Lowry, engraver 1762–1824). b. London 7 Oct. 1803; an engraver of scientific subjects; executed plates for the Encyclopædia Metropolitana, Phillipps’s Geology of Yorkshire 1835, Scott Russell’s Naval Architecture 1865 Weale’s Scientific series, and Woodward’s Manual of the mollusca 1866; engraver to Geological Survey of Great Britain and Ireland to death; F.R.G.S.; exhibited 2 marine views at R.A. and 2 at B.I. 1829–31; compiled and engraved Tabular view of British fossils stratigraphically arranged, 1853. d. 39 Robert st. Hampstead road, London 15 June 1879. Nature, ii 197 (1879).
LOWRY, Thomas Kennedy. Ed. at Belfast academical institution, and Trin. coll. Dublin, B.A. 1830, M.A. 1832, LL.B. and LL.D. 1857; called to Irish bar 1835; Q.C. 4 July 1860; joint crown prosecutor for counties of Armagh and Antrim to 6 March 1867; a district judge in Jamaica 6 March 1867 to 1869; prothonotary at Manchester for court of common pleas of duchy of Lancaster 1869 to death; edited The Hamilton manuscripts 1867; author of Lowry’s Irish equity exchequer rules and practice 1838; joint author with R. S. Moore, Q.C., of A collection of the rules and orders of Queen’s bench common pleas and exchequer of pleas in Ireland 1842. d. Ballytrim house, Killyleagh, co. Down 29 July 1872. Irish law times, vi 439 (1872).
LOWTH, John Jackson. b. 1804; ensign 48 foot 3 July 1824; ensign 38 foot 9 Sep. 1824, lieut.-col. 22 Dec. 1854 to death, commanded his regiment in Crimean war. d. at Portsmouth one hour after landing from the Crimea 28 July 1855.
LOWTH, Robert Henry. b. 1801; ensign 9 foot 4 Feb. 1819; captain 86 foot 14 Aug. 1830, lieut.-col. 10 Aug. 1855 to 24 Jany. 1860 when retired on full pay; M.G. 24 Jany. 1860; C.B. 28 Sep. 1858. d. Winchester 21 Dec. 1870.
LOWTHER, Gorges (1 son of Gorges Lowther of Lowther lodge, Dublin, d. 1785). b. 1769; cornet 5 dragoon guards 31 May 1787; M.P. Ratoath, co. Meath in Irish parliament 1790 to the Union 1800; sold his seat Kilrue, co. Meath; author of Brief observations on the present state of the Waldenses and upon their actual sufferings 1821; Gerald, a tale of conscience 2 vols. 1840; Abjurations from popery with introductory matter on the errors of the church of Rome 1847. d. Hampton hall, Somerset 23 Feb. 1854. G.M. xli 535 (1854); Proceedings in King’s Bench in the King v. G. Lowther for libel on J. T. Batt 1805.
LOWTHER, Henry Cecil (2 son of 1 Earl of Lonsdale 1757–1844). b. Dover st. Piccadilly, London 27 July 1790; ed. at Westminster; first played at Lord’s in B. Aislabie Esq.’s side v. W. Ward Esq.’s side 15 June 1817; played in M.C.C. matches several seasons; a steady batsman, a slow underhand bowler with a twist; cornet 7 hussars 16 July 1807; lieut.-col. 12 foot 20 April 1817, placed on h.p. 25 June 1818; col. Cumberland militia 10 Sep. 1830 to death; master of Cottesmore hounds; M.P. Westmoreland 12 Oct. 1812 to death; styled ‘the father of the House.’ d. Barleythorpe hall, Oakham, Rutland 6 Dec. 1867. Cricket Scores, i 399 (1862), v p. xiii (1876); Sporting Review, lix 8 (1868).
LOWTHER, Sir John Henry, 2 Baronet (1 son of sir John Lowther, 1 Baronet 1759–1844). b. 23 March 1793; M.P. Cockermouth 1816–26, 1831–2; M.P. Wigtown 1826–30; contested York 1832 and 1833; M.P. city of York 1835–47; lieut.-col. 1 West Riding militia 1830–52; succeeded 11 May 1844; sheriff of Yorkshire 1852. d. 9 Park st. Grosvenor square, London 23 June 1868.
LOWTHROP, Sir William (2 son of James Lowthrop of Welton hall, east riding of Yorkshire). b. Welton hall 1794; mayor of Hull 1840; knighted at St. James’s palace 1 July 1840. d. Nice 19 Dec. 1853.