Family and Education
b. 30 July 1787, st s. of Sir William Lowther, 2nd Bt., and bro. of Hon. Henry Cecil Lowther. educ. Harrow 1796-1803/4; ‘under the roof of the Rev. John Stonard’ 1804;Heber Letters, 196. Trinity Coll. Camb. 1805. unm. Summ. to the Lords in his fa.’s barony as Baron Lowther 8 Sept. 1841; suc. fa. as 2nd Earl of Lonsdale 19 Mar. 1844.
Offices Held
Ld. of Admiralty Nov. 1809 – July 1810; commr. Board of Control July 1810 – June 1818; ld. of Treasury Nov. 1813 – Apr. 1827; PC 30 May 1828; chief commr. of woods, forests and land revenues June 1828 – Dec. 1830; vice-pres. Board of Trade and treasurer of navy Dec. 1834 – May 1835; postmaster-gen. Sept. 1841 – Dec. 1845; ld. pres. of Council Feb.-Dec. 1852.
Dir. Greenwich Hosp. 1819.
Lt.-col. Whitehaven militia 1809.
Ld. lt. Cumb., Westmld. 1844–68.
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Commons 1790-1820
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LOWTHER, William (1787-1872)
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