Sir Christopher Lowther, 1st Baronet
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Sir Christopher Lowther, 1st Baronet
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Sir Christopher Lowther, 1st Baronet was an English merchant and landowner, responsible for the initial development of Whitehaven as a port. He was born at Skirwith Hall, the second son of Sir John Lowther of Lowther (d. 1637) and Eleanor Fleming of Skirwith. Admitted to the Inner Temple in 1627, he apparently studied the mercantile trade with his uncle Robert as well as legal studies. It was apparently intended that he run the Irish portion of the family enterprises from Whitehaven, which was w
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English merchant and landowner
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Christopher_Lowther,_1st_Baronet
date created:
2007-05-20T23:03:52Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T07:23:38Z
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