Anthony Lowther (d. 1693)
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Anthony Lowther, FRS (c. 1641 – 27 January 1693) was an English
landowner, of Marske
,Yorkshire and Member of Parliament
.
He was the eldest son of draper Robert Lowther (died 1655), an alderman of London and his second wife Elizabeth. Robert's brother was Sir John Lowther of Lowther.
He was one of the original Fellows of the Royal Society, from its chartered inception in 1663.
In February 1667, he married Margaret Penn, daughter of Sir William Penn
, and had one son:
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
landowner, of Marske
Marske
Marske is the name several places in North Yorkshire, England:* Marske-by-the-Sea, a small town in Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire* New Marske, a village just south of Marske-by-the-Sea* Marske, a village near Richmond in North Yorkshire...
,Yorkshire and Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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He was the eldest son of draper Robert Lowther (died 1655), an alderman of London and his second wife Elizabeth. Robert's brother was Sir John Lowther of Lowther.
He was one of the original Fellows of the Royal Society, from its chartered inception in 1663.
In February 1667, he married Margaret Penn, daughter of Sir William Penn
William Penn (admiral)
Sir William Penn was an English admiral, and the father of William Penn, founder of the Province of Pennsylvania....
, and had one son:
- Sir William Lowther, 1st Baronet (1670–1705)