Sir Denys Lowson, 1st Baronet

Sir Denys Colquhoun Flowerdew Lowson, 1st Baronet, (22 January 1906 – 10 September 1975) was a British barrister and financier who served as Lord Mayor of London in 1950–51.

Early life and education Lowson was born at Snitterfield House, Warwickshire, the third child and second son of James Gray Flowerdew Lowson, a Scottish paper manufacturer, and Adelaide Louisa Scott. His mother was born in British India, the daughter of Col. Courtenay Harvey Saltren Scott of the Bengal Staff Corps, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, and Margaret Julia Colquhoun, a novelist.

Lowson's elder brother, Courtenay Patrick Flowerdew Lowson (1897–1917), was killed in action in the First World War. His sister, Eleanor, married Maj.-Gen. William Revell Revell-Smith.

Lowson served as Sheriff of the City of London (1939–40), Alderman of London (1942–73) and Lord Mayor of London (1950–51). Lowson, then 44, became the youngest modern Lord Mayor upon his election. He was also High Steward of Stratford-upon-Avon in 1952 and Governor of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. Lowson held a number of positions of influence in various organisations, including as governor of hospitals, a Master of livery companies and president and vice-president of multiple national and Commonwealth organisations.

Family On 17 July 1936, Lowson married Hon. Ann Patricia Macpherson, daughter of Ian Macpherson, 1st Baron Strathcarron. They had three children:

Sir Ian Patrick Lowson, 2nd Baronet (born 4 September 1944), married Tanya Theresa Judge Gay Ann Lowson, Countess of Kinnoull (1938–2016), married the 15th Earl of Kinnoull Melanie Fiona Louisa Lowson (born 1940), married Charles Archibald Adam Black

Lady Lowson died in 2003.