Sir William Lowther, 1st Baronet, of Swillington

Who was Sir William Lowther, 1st Baronet, of Swillington?

Sir William Lowther, 1st Baronet was an English landowner from Swillington, West Yorkshire, and a baronet in the Baronetage of Great Britain.

He was the eldest son of Sir William Lowther by his wife, Catherine Harrison.

He was educated in Yorkshire at Barwick-in-Elmet School, before being admitted to Christ's College, Cambridge, on 17 May 1681. Eighteen months later, on 14 December 1682, he was admitted to Gray's Inn, one of the professional bodies for English lawyers.

In 1691, he married Hon. Amabella Maynard, daughter of Banastre Maynard, 3rd Baron Maynard, and had five children:

Sir William Lowther, 2nd Baronet

Henry Lowther, MD, of Newcastle

John Lowther, governor of Surat, no issue

and two daughters, Amabella and Jane, who both died unmarried.

He served as High Sheriff of Yorkshire for 1697-8, and was returned to the Parliament of England and the later Parliament of Great Britain for Pontefract over seven parliamentary sessions from 1701 to 1710 and from 1716 until his death. He was created a baronet on 6 January 1715.

He died on 6 March 1729, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son, William. Amabella, Lady Lowther, died on 8 August 1734.