John Lowther, 1st Viscount Lonsdale

Who was John Lowther, 1st Viscount Lonsdale?

John Lowther, 1st Viscount Lonsdale, PC, FRS, known as Sir John Lowther, 2nd Baronet, from 1675 to 1696, was an English politician.

He was born at Hackthorpe Hall, Lowther, Westmorland, the son of Colonel John Lowther of Lowther and his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Henry Bellingham, Bart, of Hilsington, Westmoreland. He was educated at Kendal Grammar School and Sedbergh School before admission to Queen's College, Oxford. He was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1671 and called to the Bar in 1677.

On 3 December 1674, he married Lady Katherine Thynne, daughter of Sir Henry Frederick Thynne, 1st Baronet. They had children:

Richard Lowther, 2nd Viscount Lonsdale

Henry Lowther, 3rd Viscount Lonsdale

Hon. Mary Lowther, married in February 1692 Sir John Wentworth, 1st Bt., of North Elmsall.

Hon. Elizabeth Lowther, married on 6 August 1695 Sir William Ramsden, 2nd Baronet

Hon. Margaret Lowther, married on 20 April 1706 Sir Joseph Pennington, 2nd Baronet

Hon. Barbara Lowther, married c.1703 Thomas Howard of Corby

Hon. Anthony Lowther