William Lowther (1639–1705)
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William Lowther (1639–1705)
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Sir William Lowther was an English landowner and MP. He was the eldest son of Sir William Lowther of Swillington, near Leeds and educated at Gray's Inn and Balliol College, Oxford. He succeeded his father in 1688 and was knighted the same year. He was appointed High Sheriff of Yorkshire for 1681. He was commissioner for the Aire and Calder Navigation in 1699 and elected Member of Parliament for Pontefract in 1695, sitting until 1698. He died at Little Preston Hall near Leeds in 1705 and was buri
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English landowner and politician (1639–1705)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lowther_(1639%E2%80%931705)
date created:
2006-12-19T19:18:53Z
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2024-08-29T09:38:28Z
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