Lowther
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The name Lowther can mean:
- CFS LowtherCFS LowtherCanadian Forces Station Lowther is a closed General Surveillance Radar station. It is located east-southeast of Mattice-Val Côté, Ontario...
, military installation on Highway 11 near Opasatika, Ontario, Canada - Lowther baronetsLowther BaronetsThere have been seven Baronetcies created for members of the Lowther family, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia, two in the Baronetage of England, two in the Baronetage of Great Britain and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom...
, which see for a list - Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar SchoolLowther Hall Anglican Grammar SchoolLowther Hall Anglican Grammar School, most often referred to simply as Lowther Hall, is an independent, Anglican, day school for girls, located in Essendon, an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
- Lowther StakesLowther StakesThe Lowther Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at York over a distance of 6 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.-History:...
, a horse race - Pat Lowther AwardPat Lowther AwardThe Pat Lowther Memorial Award is an annual award presented by the League of Canadian Poets to the year's best book of poetry by a Canadian woman. It is presented in honour of poet Pat Lowther, who was murdered by her husband in 1975. Each winner receives an honorarium of $1000.-Winners:*1981 - M...
Places
- The River LowtherRiver LowtherThe River Lowther flows through Cumbria in England. It is a tributary of the River Eamont which in turn is a tributary of the River Eden which flows into the Solway Firth near Carlisle....
in Cumbria in England: this is the origin of the name - Lowther, Cumbria, a civil parish in Cumbria, England
- Lowther, New Zealand, a township in Southland, New Zealand
- Lowther CastleLowther CastleLowther Castle is a country house in the historic county of Westmorland, which now forms part of the modern county of Cumbria, England. It has belonged to the Lowther family, latterly the Earls of Lonsdale, since the Middle Ages.- History :...
in Cumbria - Lowther LodgeLowther LodgeLowther Lodge is a house in South Kensington, London, England, immediately south of Hyde Park. It was designed by Richard Norman Shaw and built between approximately 1872 and 1875. It is an important example of Victorian Queen Anne architecture, with gothic influences...
, a house in South Kensington, London
People
- various holders of the earldom of Lonsdale - see Earl of LonsdaleEarl of LonsdaleEarl of Lonsdale is a title that has been created twice in British history, firstly in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1784 , and then in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1807, both times for members of the Lowther family....
- various holders of baronetcies created for members of the Lowther family - see Lowther BaronetsLowther BaronetsThere have been seven Baronetcies created for members of the Lowther family, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia, two in the Baronetage of England, two in the Baronetage of Great Britain and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom...
- Anthony Lowther (died 1741), youngest son of John Lowther, 1st Viscount Lonsdale
- Anthony Lowther (died 1693) an English landowner, of Marske, and Member of Parliament
- Bernie LowtherBernie LowtherBernard Ross "Bernie" Lowther was a rugby league footballer of the 1970s. A New Zealand international three-quarter, he played club football for the Richmond Rovers in the Auckland Rugby League competition and in Sydney's NSWRFL Premiership for Canterbury-Bankstown and South Sydney.-References:...
, born in New Zealand, a rugby league player - Cecil LowtherCecil LowtherMajor-General Sir Cecil Lowther, KCMG, CB, CVO, DSO, FRGS was a British general and Conservative politician, the fourth son of William Lowther....
, (1 January 1869 – 1 November 1940) a British general and Conservative politician, 4th son of William Lowther - Christopher Lowther (disambiguation), several people
- Claude LowtherClaude LowtherColonel Claude William Henry Lowther was an English Conservative politician. He was the son of Francis William Lowther and Louise Beatrice de Fonblanque; Francis William was the illegitimate son of the Earl of Lonsdale and an opera singer, and received £125,000 on the Earl's death.Lowther was...
- Eric LowtherEric LowtherEric Lowther is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Calgary Centre in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2000....
- George Lowther (pirate)George Lowther (pirate)George Lowther was an 18th century English pirate who, although little is known of his life, was active in the Caribbean and Atlantic...
- George Lowther (writer)George Lowther (writer)George F. Lowther was a writer, producer, director in the earliest days of radio and television. During the 1940s, he was a scriptwriter for the Superman radio programs on the Mutual Radio Network and the author of The Adventures of Superman .Born in New York City, Lowther broke into radio at 13...
- Sir Gerard Lowther, 1st BaronetSir Gerard Lowther, 1st BaronetSir Gerard Augustus Lowther, 1st Baronet PC KCMG CB was a British diplomat.Lowther was the second son of William Lowther and his wife Charlotte Alice, daughter of James Parke, 1st Baron Wensleydale. James Lowther, 1st Viscount Ullswater, was his elder brother and Sir Cecil Lowther his younger...
, British ambassador in Constantinople, c. 1908 - Henry Lowther (politician)Henry Lowther (politician)Henry Cecil Lowther, DL, JP was an English Conservative politician and an amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1819 to 1843...
- James Lowther (disambiguation), several people
- Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton
- John Lowther (disambiguation), several people
- John Lowther du Plat TaylorJohn Lowther du Plat TaylorColonel John Lowther du Plat Taylor CB VD was the founder of the Army Postal Corps and the Post Office Rifles.Du Plat Taylor trained at The Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst but left in 1844 before he was commissioned. He then joined the Consular Service and was posted to China but was invalided...
- Norman Lowther EdsonNorman Lowther EdsonNorman Edson PhD BMedSc MB ChB FRSNZ FNZIC, was the first Professor of Biochemistry in the based at the University of Otago Dunedin, New Zealand...
- Pat LowtherPat LowtherPatricia Louise Lowther was a Canadian poet. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, she grew up in the neighboring city of North Vancouver.-Life:...
- Richard LowtherRichard LowtherRichard Lowther , English landowner at Maulds Meaburn, was the second son of Sir John Lowther, 1st Baronet and Mary Fletcher.He received the estate at Maulds Meaburn from his father, and was Member of Parliament for Appleby from 1689 to 1690....
(1648–1703) - Robert Lowther (1681-1745)Robert Lowther (1681-1745)Robert Lowther was an English landowner, holding the estate of Maulds Meaburn, and colonial governor. He was the eldest son of Richard Lowther and Barbara Prickett....
- Robert Lowther (1741-1777)Robert Lowther (1741-1777)Robert Lowther was an English Member of Parliament, the younger son of Robert Lowther and Catherine Pennington and younger brother of James Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale....
- Shaun LowtherShaun LowtherShaun Lowther is a former Canadian national soccer team defender who spent five seasons in the North American Soccer League. He is currently an executive of a youth soccer club in Calgary.-Professional:...
- William Lowther (disambiguation), several people