Richard Lowther
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Richard 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.
Lowther married Barbara Prickett and had two sons:
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 at Maulds Meaburn
Maulds Meaburn
Maulds Meaburn is a village in Cumbria. It is located in the Lyvennet Valley and is 13 miles from Penrith. Its origins are connected with the nearby village Kings 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
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 Appleby
Appleby (UK Parliament constituency)
Appleby was a parliamentary constituency in the former county of Westmorland in England. It existed for two separate periods: from 1295 to 1832, and from 1885 to 1918....
from 1689 to 1690.
Lowther married Barbara Prickett and had two sons:
- Richard Lowther, no issue
- Robert Lowther (1681–1745), Governor of Barbados