About Robert Lowther
Lived 1741 – 1777 (aged 35–36). Robert Lowther was a politician.
Robert Lowther (1741–1777) was an English member of parliament, the younger son of Robert Lowther and Catherine Pennington and younger brother of James Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale.
Brought into Parliament for the Government through his older brother's interest, Robert defied the ministry and voted in favor of John Wilkes in 1763. For this, Lonsdale had him removed from his seat, and Robert died in obscurity.
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Who was Robert Lowther?
English politician, died 1777
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Robert Lowther was born in 1741.
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Robert Lowther died in 1777.
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Robert Lowther was a politician.
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