Robert Lowry (Indiana)
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Robert Lowry was a U.S. Representative
from Indiana
.
Born in Killyleagh
, County Down
, Ireland
, Lowry immigrated to the United States
and settled in Rochester, New York
.
He was educated in private schools and had partial academic course.
Librarian of Rochester Athenaeum and Young Men's Association.
He studied law.
He moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana
, in 1843.
City recorder in 1844 and 1845.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1846 and commenced practice in Goshen, Indiana
.
Auditor of Elkhart County in 1852.
Circuit judge in 1852.
He served as president of the Democratic State convention.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions at Baltimore in 1860 and 1872.
He served as circuit judge from 1864 until January 1875, when he resigned.
He served as judge of the superior court in 1877 and 1878.
Lowry was elected the first president of the Indiana State Bar Association in July 1879.
Lowry was elected as a Democrat
to the Forty-eighth
and Forty-ninth
Congresses (March 4, 1883-March 3, 1887).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury (Forty-ninth
Congress).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1886 to the Fiftieth
Congress.
He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Fort Wayne, Indiana
, January 27, 1904.
He was interred in Lindenwood Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
.
Born in Killyleagh
Killyleagh
Killyleagh is a village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the A22 road from Downpatrick, on the western side of Strangford Lough. It had a population of 2,483 people in the 2001 Census. It is best known for its 12th century Killyleagh Castle...
, County Down
County Down
-Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, Lowry immigrated to the United States
United States
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and settled in Rochester, New York
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
.
He was educated in private schools and had partial academic course.
Librarian of Rochester Athenaeum and Young Men's Association.
He studied law.
He moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...
, in 1843.
City recorder in 1844 and 1845.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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in 1846 and commenced practice in Goshen, Indiana
Goshen, Indiana
Goshen is a city in and the county seat of Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. It is the smaller of the two principal cities of the Elkhart-Goshen Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn is part of the South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka Combined Statistical Area. It is located in the northern...
.
Auditor of Elkhart County in 1852.
Circuit judge in 1852.
He served as president of the Democratic State convention.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions at Baltimore in 1860 and 1872.
He served as circuit judge from 1864 until January 1875, when he resigned.
He served as judge of the superior court in 1877 and 1878.
Lowry was elected the first president of the Indiana State Bar Association in July 1879.
Lowry was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Forty-eighth
48th United States Congress
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and Forty-ninth
49th United States Congress
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Congresses (March 4, 1883-March 3, 1887).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury (Forty-ninth
49th United States Congress
The Forty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1885 to March 4, 1887, during the first two years...
Congress).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1886 to the Fiftieth
50th United States Congress
The Fiftieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1887 to March 4, 1889, during the third and fourth...
Congress.
He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...
, January 27, 1904.
He was interred in Lindenwood Cemetery.