John Luke Lowther

Who was John Luke Lowther?

Colonel Sir John Luke Lowther KCVO CBE was a British soldier and Northamptonshire gentleman.

Lowther was the son of Col. John George Lowther, who in turn was a younger brother of Sir Charles Lowther, 4th Baronet. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the King's Royal Rifle Corps on 6 March 1943.

He married Jennifer Jane Bevan in 1952, by whom he had three children:

Sarah Charlotte Margaret Lowther, married Henry Merton Henderson in 1977 and had issue

Hugh William Lowther, married Hon. Amanda Vivian in 1985 and had issue

Lavinia Mary "Lucy" Lowther, married Julian Edward Tomkins in 1983 and had issue

In 1971, Lowther was appointed High Sheriff of Northamptonshire. He received a deputy lieutenant's commission in 1977, and in 1984, he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of the county. While serving as Lord Lieutenant in 1986, he became Honorary Colonel of the Royal Anglian Regiment, Northampton Territorial Army battalion, an appointment he held until 1989, following which he received the honorary rank of colonel.

He was made a KCVO in the 1997 New Year Honours, and stepped down as Lord Lieutenant in 1998.