Henry Lowe

Colonel Henry Lowe (1652-1717) was a planter, soldier and politician in Colonial Maryland. Born in Denby in Derbyshire in 1652, in 1674 Lowe sailed to Calvert County, Maryland where he was granted land by Lord Baltimore, and by 1695 had settled in St. Mary's County, Maryland. Lowe was an active member of the Maryland Provincial Assembly. He served in the Lower House of the Colonial Legislature in St. Mary's City, Maryland from 1701 to 1704. He also served as the Naval Officer for Patuxent from 1684 to 1685, as Justice of the Provincial Court from 1694 to 1697, and held a number of other colonial offices. He died in around 1717 in St. Mary's City, Maryland.

Biography Early life Henry Lowe was born in Denby in Derbyshire in 1652. He was baptised in Denby on 10 July 1652. Lowe's father was John Lowe (1616-1659) and his mother was Katherine Pilkington of Stanley, Yorkshire.

Politics

Lowe served in the Lower House of the Colonial Legislature, roughly equivalent to the English House of Commons, in St. Mary's City, Maryland from 1701 to 1704. The first Maryland assembly had convened in 1634. Lowe also served as the Naval Officer for Patuxent from 1684 to 1685, The couple had three sons and five daughters.

Death and legacy Henry Lowe died in around 1717 in St. Mary's City. Over his lifetime he accumulated significant wealth, acquiring over 10,000 acres of land in Cecil County, Kent County, Prince George's County, St. Mary's County, Baltimore County, and Charles County.