Christopher Lowther (politician)
Christopher Lowther | |
|---|---|
Member of Parliament for North Cumberland | |
| In office 1918-1922 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 January 1887 |
| Died | 7 January 1935 (aged 47) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) |
Ina Pelly
(m. 1910; div. 1921)Dorothy Bromley-Davenport
(m. 1921) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Duke of Yorks Own Loyal Suffolk Hussars Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Major the Hon. Christopher William Lowther (18 January 1887 – 7 January 1935) was a British Conservative Party politician, the elder son of James Lowther, 1st Viscount Ullswater.
Biography
Lowther was educated at
Provost Marshal from 1917 to 1919 and reached the rank of Major
.
In January 1921 Lowther defected to the Independent Parliamentary Group led by Horatio Bottomley.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Patrick Hastings | 14,248 | 46.8 | +12.8 | |
Unionist
|
Christopher Lowther | 11,425 | 37.6 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Thomas George Graham | 2,908 | 9.6 | −5.5 | |
| National Democratic | Matthew Simm
|
1,840 | 6.0 | −44.9 | |
| Majority | 2,823 | 9.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 30,421 | 82.2 | +27.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 37,001 | ||||
| Labour gain from National Democratic | Swing | +28.9 | |||
Personal life
He married Ina Marjorie Gwendolin Pelly on 17 June 1910, by whom he had one son:[3]
- Lt. John Arthur Lowther (1910–1942)
He and Ina were divorced in 1921, and he married Dorothy Bromley-Davenport on 16 February 1921, by whom he had three daughters:
- Hon. Rosemary Lowther (b. 25 February 1922 – 24 January 2021), married Lt. Douglas Goolden (1914–2001)
- Christine Lowther (16 January 1927 – 4 August 1927)
- Hon. Jennifer Lowther (b. 11 June 1932 - 23 February 2021), married James Lowther, 7th Earl of Lonsdale on 9 September 1954, divorced 1962, later married William Edward Clayfield, Oswald Dickin Carter and James Cornelius Sullivan
References
- ^ "Major Lowther's Secession". The Times. 20 January 1921. p. 10.
- ISBN 0-900178-01-9.
- ^ "thePeerage.com". Retrieved 12 January 2007.
External links
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