Sir John Lowther, 1st Baronet, of Swillington
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Sir John Lowther, 1st Baronet (1 April 1759 – 19 March 1844) was an English
landowner and Member of Parliament
, the second son of Sir William Lowther, 1st Baronet.
On 4 September 1790, he married Lady Elizabeth Fane (d. 1844), daughter of John Fane, 9th Earl of Westmorland
. They had four children:
He purchased the estate at Wilton Castle,(near Redcar) in about 1806 and built a new mansion house there. At some time after his elder brother
was created Earl of Lonsdale
, the Swillington
estate was made over to John, who was himself created a baronet on 3 November 1824.
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 and 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,...
, the second son of Sir William Lowther, 1st Baronet.
On 4 September 1790, he married Lady Elizabeth Fane (d. 1844), daughter of John Fane, 9th Earl of Westmorland
John Fane, 9th Earl of Westmorland
John Fane, 9th Earl of Westmorland was an English earl. He succeeded his father the 8th Earl as Earl and as MP for Lyme Regis from 1762 .-Lord Burghersh:...
. They had four children:
- Sir John Henry Lowther, 2nd BaronetJohn Henry LowtherSir John Henry Lowther, 2nd Baronet was a Tory MP in the British Parliament. He was the eldest son of Sir John Lowther, 1st Baronet, whom he succeeded on 11 May 1844....
(1793–1868) - George William Lowther (17 October 1795 – 1805)
- Sir Charles Hugh Lowther, 3rd Baronet (1803–1894)
- Elizabeth Lowther (d. 2 October 1863), unmarried
He purchased the estate at Wilton Castle,(near Redcar) in about 1806 and built a new mansion house there. At some time after his elder brother
William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale
William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale of the second creation KG was a British Tory politician and nobleman.-Life:...
was created Earl of Lonsdale
Earl of Lonsdale
Earl 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....
, the Swillington
Swillington
Swillington is a small village and civil parish near Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough. It is located east of the River Aire and surrounded by streams including Fleakingley Beck. As of 2001, Swillington had a population of about 3,530.Swillington used to be a...
estate was made over to John, who was himself created a baronet on 3 November 1824.