Sir Gerard Lowther, 1st Baronet
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Sir Gerard Augustus Lowther, 1st Baronet PC KCMG
CB
(16 February 1858–5 April 1916) 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 brother. Educated at Harrow
, he entered the diplomatic service in 1879. Lowther served in Tokyo, Budapest, Washington, Santiago, Tangier, and finally as Ambassador in Constantinople.
He was made a Companion of the Bath
in 1904, a Knight Commander of St Michael and St George
and a Privy Counsellor in 1908 and a baronet in 1914. Lowther is also known for distributing anti-Semitic texts during his time in Constantinople, playing a crucial role in the spread of Arab Anti-Semitism.
He married Alice Blight in 1905 and had three daughters:
Lowther died in April 1916, aged 58, when the baronetcy became extinct. Lady Lowther died in November 1939.
Order of St Michael and St George
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Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
(16 February 1858–5 April 1916) was a British
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diplomat.
Lowther was the second son of William Lowther
William Lowther (diplomat)
William Lowther was a British diplomat and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1892....
and his wife Charlotte Alice, daughter of James Parke, 1st Baron Wensleydale
James Parke, 1st Baron Wensleydale
James Parke, 1st Baron Wensleydale PC was a British barrister and judge. After an education at The King's School, Macclesfield and Trinity College, Cambridge he studied under a special pleader, before being called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in 1813...
. James Lowther, 1st Viscount Ullswater
James Lowther, 1st Viscount Ullswater
James William Lowther, 1st Viscount Ullswater, GCB, PC, JP, DL was a British Conservative politician. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons between 1905 and 1921.-Background and education:The son of Hon...
, was his elder brother and Sir Cecil Lowther
Cecil Lowther
Major-General Sir Cecil Lowther, KCMG, CB, CVO, DSO, FRGS was a British general and Conservative politician, the fourth son of William Lowther....
his younger brother. Educated at Harrow
Harrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
, he entered the diplomatic service in 1879. Lowther served in Tokyo, Budapest, Washington, Santiago, Tangier, and finally as Ambassador in Constantinople.
He was made a Companion of the Bath
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
in 1904, a Knight Commander of St Michael and St George
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
and a Privy Counsellor in 1908 and a baronet in 1914. Lowther is also known for distributing anti-Semitic texts during his time in Constantinople, playing a crucial role in the spread of Arab Anti-Semitism.
He married Alice Blight in 1905 and had three daughters:
- Edith Alice Cecilia, born 1906, married 1st (1933) Baron Jacque Thernard (k.a. 1940) and 2nd (1945) Roger Leveque de Vilmorin, a natural son of Alfonso XIII of SpainAlfonso XIII of SpainAlfonso XIII was King of Spain from 1886 until 1931. His mother, Maria Christina of Austria, was appointed regent during his minority...
, and had issue from the first marriage - Gladys Mabel, born 1908, married 1st (20 December 1933) Capt. Charles Neville Fane (1911–1940, k.a.) and 2nd James Black. By her first marriage, she was the mother of Gerald Trefusis, 22nd Baron Clinton.
- Violet Eleanor (20 September 1910 – 17 January 1911)
Lowther died in April 1916, aged 58, when the baronetcy became extinct. Lady Lowther died in November 1939.