John Lowther, 1st Viscount Lonsdale
The Earl of Monmouth | |
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| Succeeded by | The Lord Godolphin |
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| Born | John Lowther 25 April 1655 Hackthorpe Hall, Lowther, Westmorland |
| Died | 10 July 1700 (aged 45) Lowther, Westmorland |
| Spouse |
Lady Katherine Thynne
(m. 1674) |
| Relations | Queen's College, Oxford |
John Lowther, 1st Viscount Lonsdale, PC FRS (25 April 1655 – 10 July 1700[1]), known as Sir John Lowther, 2nd Baronet, from 1675 to 1696, was an English politician.
Early life
He was born at Hackthorpe Hall,
He was educated at
Career
Prior to his creation as a viscount in 1696, Lowther had succeeded his grandfather as a
Lonsdale wrote in 1688 a brief account of events from the accession of James II to the landing of the Prince of Orange at Torbay, which was later printed as Memoirs of the Reign of James II (in 1808, for private circulation) and again in 1857. The Memoirs reveal no more of Lonsdale's part in events than his public utterances.[4]
Personal life
On 3 December 1674, he married Lady Katherine Thynne (1653–1712/3), sister of Thomas Thynne, 1st Viscount Weymouth,[5] and second daughter of Sir Henry Frederick Thynne, 1st Baronet and the former Hon. Mary Coventry (second daughter, by his second wife, of Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry). Together, they were the parents of:[2]
- Richard Lowther, 2nd Viscount Lonsdale (1692–1713), who died a few months after reaching his majority in 1713.[2]
- Henry Lowther, 3rd Viscount Lonsdale (1694–1751), who died unmarried in 1751.[2]
- Hon. Mary Lowther (c. 1676–1706), who married Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet of North Elmsall in February 1692.[2]
- Hon. Elizabeth Lowther, who married Sir William Ramsden, 2nd Baronet on 6 August 1695.[2]
- Hon. Margaret Lowther (d. 1728), who married Sir Joseph Pennington, 2nd Baronet on 20 April 1706.[2]
- Hon. Barbara Lowther (d. 1716), who married Thomas Howard of Corby (d. 1740), a direct descendant of Lord William Howard.[5][2]
- Hon. Anthony Lowther (d. 1741)[2]
- Hon. Jane Lowther (d. 1752), who died unmarried.[2]
He died at Lowther on 10 July 1700 and was buried in Lowther churchyard. His wife Katherine Lowther took over his political influence and she was eventually buried at Lowther in 1713.[5] The tomb is by William Stanton.[6]
His branch of the Lowther family became extinct when his son Henry, the 3rd viscount, died unmarried in March 1751, and the baronetcy and estates went to his cousin, James Lowther, later the first Earl of Lonsdale.[3]
References
- ^ "J. V. Beckett, 'Lowther, John, first Viscount Lonsdale (1655–1700)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004". Retrieved 23 July 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Lonsdale, Viscount (E, 1696 - 1751)". cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ a b One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Lonsdale, Earls of". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 987.
- ^ Richard Saul Ferguson (1871). Cumberland and Westmorland M. P.'s from the Restoration to the Reform Bill of 1867, (1660-1867.). C. Thurnam and Sons. p. 403.
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/67731. Retrieved 21 December 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851 by Rupert Gunnis p.368
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