John Henry Lowther
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Sir John Henry Lowther, 2nd Baronet (23 March 1793 – 23 June 1868) was a Tory
MP in the British Parliament. He was the eldest son of Sir John Lowther, 1st Baronet
, whom he succeeded on 11 May 1844.
He represented Cockermouth
1816–1826, Wigtown Burghs
1826–1831, Cockermouth again 1831–1832, and York 1835–1847.
He died unmarried, and was succeeded by his brother Charles Hugh Lowther.
Tory
Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada...
MP in the British Parliament. He was the eldest son of Sir John Lowther, 1st Baronet
Sir John Lowther, 1st Baronet, of Swillington
Sir John Lowther, 1st Baronet was an English landowner and Member of Parliament, the second son of Sir William Lowther, 1st Baronet....
, whom he succeeded on 11 May 1844.
He represented Cockermouth
Cockermouth (UK Parliament constituency)
Cockermouth was the name of a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England in 1295, and again from 1641, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. It was a parliamentary borough represented by two...
1816–1826, Wigtown Burghs
Wigtown (UK Parliament constituency)
Wigtown Burghs, also known as Wigton Burghs,. was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885. It was represented by one Member of Parliament .The first election in...
1826–1831, Cockermouth again 1831–1832, and York 1835–1847.
He died unmarried, and was succeeded by his brother Charles Hugh Lowther.