Family and Education
b. c. 1394, His yr. bro., William, was born in 1396: CPL, vi. 244. s. and h. of Sir Robert Lowther† (d.1430) of Lowther and Newton Reigny by Margaret (d.1449), da. and h. of William Strickland (d.1419), bp. of Carlisle, wid. of Sir John Derwentwater† of Castlerigg, Cumb.; According to The Commons 1386-1421, ii. 779-81, Derwentwater died in c. 1396, but he does not appear in the records after his appointment to the Cumb. comm. of array in 1392: CPR, 1391-6, p. 94. er. bro. of William†, nephew of Geoffrey*. m. (1) by Aug. 1412, Mary, ?da. of Sir John Derwentwater by his 1st w; ?(2) – da. of William Stapleton† (d.1432) of Edenhall, Cumb., by his 1st w. a gdda. of Nicholas Vipont (d. by 1362) of Alston, Cumb., at least 5s. 1da. Four of his sons and a da. are named in his mother’s will, and a further son is mentioned in his inq. post mortem: Cumb. and Westmld. Antiq. and Arch. Soc. xvi. 161; C140/51/20.
Offices Held
Attestor, parlty. elections, Cumb. 1420, 1421 (Dec.), 1423, 1425, 1426, 1427, 1429, 1431, 1432, 1435, 1437, 1442, 1447, 1449 (Nov.), 1450, 1453, 1455, 1467, Westmld. 1420, 1422, 1429, 1433, 1450.
Escheator, Cumb. and Westmld. 6 Nov. 1424 – 24 Jan. 1426.
Commr. of array, Cumb. Mar. 1427, Oct. 1429, Mar. 1430, July 1434, July 1437, Nov. 1448; arrest May 1434 (Robert Skelton); to assess subsidy Jan. 1436, Aug. 1450; levy debts due to the Crown Nov. 1454; assign archers Dec. 1457; of inquiry Sept. 1467 (lands of Ralph Dacre*, Lord Dacre).
J.p. Cumb. 6 Dec. 1432 – Dec. 1459, 20 Nov. 1461 – June 1473.
Sheriff, Cumb. 5 Nov. 1439 – 4 Nov. 1440, 4 Nov. 1455 – 17 Nov. 1456.
Main residences: Lowther, Westmld; Newton Reigny, Cumb.
Louther, Lowdir, Lowether
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Commons 1422-1461
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Religion
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