Henry Lowther, 3rd Earl of Lonsdale
Henry Lowther, 3rd Earl of Lonsdale (27 March 1818 – 15 August 1876) was a British nobleman and Conservative politician, the eldest son of Hon Henry Cecil Lowther and Lady Lucy Sherard. His paternal grandfather was William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale and his maternal grandfather was Philip Sherard, 5th Earl of Harborough.
He married Emily Susan Caulfeild on 31 July 1852. They had six children:[1]
- Lady Sibyl Emily Lowther (d. 11 June 1932), married Major General John George Williams Knox on 30 April 1886
- St George Henry Lowther, 4th Earl of Lonsdale (1855–1882)
- Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale (1857–1944)
- Hon Charles Edwin Lowther (11 July 1859 – 2 April 1888), married Kate Fink on 12 June 1878
- Lady Verena Maud Lowther (6 April 1865 – 25 December 1938), married Victor Spencer, 1st Viscount Churchill on 1 January 1887, divorced 1927
- Lancelot Edward Lowther, 6th Earl of Lonsdale (1867–1953)
In 1868, he succeeded his uncle William in his Lord Lieutenancies, and in 1872 as Earl of Lonsdale.
In 1870, he became Master of the Cottesmore Hunt.[2]
References
- ↑ "thePeerage.com". Retrieved 2007-01-12.
- ↑ "Cottesmore Hunt History". Retrieved 2007-01-12.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Lonsdale
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Edward Stanley Samuel Irton |
Member of Parliament for West Cumberland 1847 – 1872 With: Edward Stanley 1847–1852 Samuel Irton 1852–1857 Sir Henry Wyndham 1857–1860 Percy Scawen Wyndham 1860–1872 |
Succeeded by Percy Scawen Wyndham The Lord Muncaster |
Honorary titles | ||
Preceded by The Earl of Lonsdale |
Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland 1868–1876 |
Succeeded by The Lord Muncaster |
Lord Lieutenant of Westmorland 1868–1876 |
Succeeded by Sir Richard Musgrave, Bt | |
Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by William Lowther |
Earl of Lonsdale 1872–1876 |
Succeeded by St George Lowther |
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