LOWTHER, William II (1663-1729), of Swillington, Yorks.

Family and Education

b. 8 June 1663, 1st s. of Sir William Lowther*. educ. Barwick-in-Elmet sch. Yorks.; Christ’s, Camb. 1682; G. Inn 1682. m. c.1691–2 Anabella (d. 1734), da. of Banastre Maynard†, 3rd Baron Maynard, 3s. 2da. suc. fa. 1705; cr. Bt. 6 Jan. 1715. H. Owen, Lowther Fam. 306–7, 347–8, 351.

Offices Held

Sheriff, Yorks. 1697–8; commr. Aire and Calder navigation, 1699; burgess, Wigan 1725. HMC Lords, n.s. iii. 204; Wigan RO, Wigan bor. recs. AB/MR/11.

Gent. of privy chamber by 1704–?20. Info. from Prof. R. O. Bucholz.

Commr. taking subscriptions to S. Sea Co. 1711. Pittis, Present Parl. (1711), 350.

Parlimentarian

LOWTHER, Sir William, 1st Bt. (c.1665-1729), of Swillington, Yorks.

Main residence: Swillington, Yorks.

Author

E.C.

R.D.H.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

LOWTHER, William II (1663-1729)