Sir John Lowther, 2nd Baronet, of Whitehaven
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Sir John Lowther, 2nd Baronet FRS (9 November 1642 – 17 January 1706) was an English
gentleman
and landowner at Whitehaven
.
He was born at Whitehaven, St Bees, Cumberland, the son of Sir Christopher Lowther, 1st Baronet
, and his wife, Frances, daughter of Christopher Lancaster of Stockbridge, Westmoreland and educated at Ilkley, Yorkshire and Balliol College, Oxford (matriculated 1657)
He married Jane Leigh, daughter of Woolley and Elizabeth Leigh of Addington, Surrey and had three children:
Lowther owned large coal
estates near Whitehaven, and worked to develop the mines and the port. He oversaw the growth of Whitehaven from a small fishing village to a planned town for the colliery workers. He disinherited his elder son, Christopher, as a spendthrift, and left his estates to his younger son, James.
He served as Member of Parliament
for Cumberland
from 1665 to 1701, and a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty
from 1689 to 1696.
He died at Whitehaven and was buried at St Bees.
England
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gentleman
Gentleman
The term gentleman , in its original and strict signification, denoted a well-educated man of good family and distinction, analogous to the Latin generosus...
and landowner at Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven is a small town and port on the coast of Cumbria, England, which lies equidistant between the county's two largest settlements, Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness, and is served by the Cumbrian Coast Line and the A595 road...
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He was born at Whitehaven, St Bees, Cumberland, the son of Sir Christopher Lowther, 1st Baronet
Sir Christopher Lowther, 1st Baronet
Sir Christopher Lowther, 1st Baronet was an English merchant and landowner, responsible for the initial development of Whitehaven as a port....
, and his wife, Frances, daughter of Christopher Lancaster of Stockbridge, Westmoreland and educated at Ilkley, Yorkshire and Balliol College, Oxford (matriculated 1657)
He married Jane Leigh, daughter of Woolley and Elizabeth Leigh of Addington, Surrey and had three children:
- Sir Christopher Lowther, 3rd BaronetSir Christopher Lowther, 3rd BaronetSir Christopher Lowther, 3rd Baronet was an English baronet, the eldest son of Sir John Lowther, 2nd Baronet and Jane Leigh...
(c.1666–1731) - Jane Lowther (1667 – 27 February 1730), unmarried
- Sir James Lowther, 4th BaronetSir James Lowther, 4th BaronetSir James Lowther, 4th Baronet, FRS was an English landowner, politician and industrialist. He obtained immense wealth from coal mines in northern England, which he extensively developed and modernised.-Early life:...
(1673–1755)
Lowther owned large coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
estates near Whitehaven, and worked to develop the mines and the port. He oversaw the growth of Whitehaven from a small fishing village to a planned town for the colliery workers. He disinherited his elder son, Christopher, as a spendthrift, and left his estates to his younger son, James.
He served as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Cumberland
Cumberland (UK Parliament constituency)
Cumberland is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Knights of...
from 1665 to 1701, and a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty
Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty were the members of the Board of Admiralty, which exercised command over the Royal Navy.Officially known as the Commissioners for Exercising the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland &c. The Lords...
from 1689 to 1696.
He died at Whitehaven and was buried at St Bees.