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LOWTHER, Sir John II, 2nd Bt. (1642-1706), of Whitehaven, Cumb. and Southampton Square, Bloomsbury, Mdx.

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bap. 20 Nov. 1642, 2nd but o. surv. s. of Sir Christopher Lowther, 1st Bt., of Whitehaven by Frances, da. and h. of Christopher Lancaster of Sockbridge, Westmld. educ. Balliol, Oxf. 1657-8. m. 6 Mar. 1659, Jane, da. of Woolley Leigh of Addington, Surr., 2s. 3da. suc. fa. Apr. 1644.Trans. Cumb. and Westmld. Antiq. and Arch. Soc. i. 294-5; ix. 333-58; HMC Le Fleming, 409.

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J.p. Cumb. July 1660 – May 1688, Oct. 1688 – d., Westmld. July 1660 – d., Mdx. 1670 – 87; dep. lt. Cumb. and Westmld. c. Aug. 1660 – May 1688, Oct. 1688 – d.; commr. for assessment, Cumb. and Westmld. Aug. 1660–80, 1689 – 90, Mdx. 1673 – 79; capt. of militia ft. Cumb. and Westmld. by 1661 – bef.85, member, R. Africa Co. 1672; commr. for recusants, Cumb. 1675; v.-adm. Cumb. and Westmld. 1686 – 1702, commr. for Greenwich hospital 1694.SP29/11/22; Sel. Charters (Selden Soc. xxviii), 188; Ind. 24557.

Ld. of Admiralty 1689 – 96.

FRS 1664.

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LOWTHER, Sir John II, 2nd Bt. (1642-1706), of Whitehaven, Cumb. and Southampton Square, Bloomsbury, Mdx.

Main residences: Whitehaven, Cumb.; Southampton Square, Bloomsbury, Mdx.

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E.C.

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Commons 1660-1690

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LOWTHER, Sir John II (1642-1706)

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Oxford 1644

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LOVELACE, Francis (1594-1664), of Canterbury, Kent and Gray’s Inn.

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LOWE, George (c.1600-82), of Calne, Wilts. and Pennyfarthing Street, Oxford.

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LOVELACE, Hon. John (c.1642-93), of Water Eaton, Oxon. and Hurley, Berks.

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LOWE, John (c.1628-67), of Shaftesbury, Dorset.

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LOVELACE, Francis (1594-1664), of Canterbury, Kent and Gray’s Inn.

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bap. 22 Sept. 1594, 1st s. of Lancelot Lovelace of Canterbury and Gray’s Inn by Mary, da. and coh. of William Cayser of Hollingbourne. educ. G. Inn, entered 1609, called 1620; St. John’s, Camb. 1612. m. lic. 5 July 1624, Anne (d.1679), da. of Goldwell Rogers of Canterbury, 5s. (1 d.v.p.) 3da. suc. fa. 1640.Arch. Cant. x. 216-19; Canterbury Mar. Lic. ed. Cowper, ii. 626; Vis. Kent (Harl. Soc. xlii), 126.

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Freeman, Canterbury 1636, recorder 1638 – 43, July 1660 – d., common councilman Oct. 1660 – d., recorder, Dover 1640 – 54, ? July 1660 – d.; j.p. Kent by 1641 – ?44, Mar. 1660 – d.; counsel, Cinque Ports 1647 – d.; bencher, G. Inn 1650, reader 1663; steward, St. Augustine’s liberty July 1660–3, courts of Chancery and Admiralty, Cinque Ports ? July 1660 – d.; commr. for assessment, Canterbury Aug. 1660 – d., Kent 66–d., sewers, E. Kent Sept. 1660, Denge marsh Oct. 1660, corporations, Kent 1662–3.Roll of the Freemen ed. Cowper, iii. 320; Hasted, Kent, xii. 611; J. B. Jones, Annals of Dover, 346; Black and White Bks. (Kent Recs. xix), 481; CSP Dom. 1660–1, p. 139; 1663–4, pp. 215, 502; Eg. 2985, f. 66; C181/7/56.

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LOVELACE, Francis (1594-1664), of Canterbury, Kent and Gray’s Inn.

Main residences: Canterbury, Kent; Gray's Inn.

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B.D.H.

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Commons 1660-1690

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LOVELACE, Francis (1594-1664)

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LOWE, George (c.1600-82), of Calne, Wilts. and Pennyfarthing Street, Oxford.

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b. c. 1600, 4th but 2nd surv. s. of Richard Lowe, barrister, (d.1624), of Shrewsbury, Salop and Calne by 2nd w. Mary, da. and coh. of Charles Wotton, merchant, of Salisbury, Wilts., wid. of John Vennard of Salisbury. m. (1) 1s. d.v.p.; (2) c.1651, Jane (d. 9 Sept. 1655), da. of Martin Wright, goldsmith, of Oxford, wid. of Acton Drake of Shorthampton Lodge, Charlbury, Oxon., 1s. d.v.p. suc. mother in Calne property 1640.Wilts. Vis. Peds. (Harl. Soc. cv), 121; Wood’s Life and Times (Oxf. Hist. Soc. xix), 196, 198-9; (xxi), 353; PCC 70 Cobham, 62 Eure; VCH Wilts. vi. 128, 185; Vivian, Vis. Devon, 293.

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J.p. Oxon. 1646 – 53, Wilts. July 1660-c.63; commr. for assessment, Oxon. 1649 – 52, Wilts. Aug. 1660–3, 1673 – 80, Oxford 1661 – 79, Salisbury 1673 – 74, corporations, Wilts. 1662 – 63; bailiff, Oxford 1665, assistant 1666 – d., commr. for recusants, Wilts. 1675.A. L. Stedman, Marlborough and Upper Kennet Country, 156; Oxford Council Acts (Oxf. Hist. Soc. xcv), 329; (n.s. ii), 1, 24, 41, 79, 92, 112, 130.

Clerk of petty bag 1666–80.T. D. Hardy, Principal Officers of Chancery, 127–8.

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LOWE, George (c.1600-82), of Calne, Wilts. and Pennyfarthing Street, Oxford.

Main residences: Calne, Wilts.; Pennyfarthing Street, Oxford.

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B.D.H.

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Commons 1660-1690

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LOWE, George (c.1600-82)

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Oxford 1644

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LOVELACE, Hon. John (c.1642-93), of Water Eaton, Oxon. and Hurley, Berks.

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b. c. 1642, 1st s. of John, 2nd Baron Lovelace of Hurley by Lady Anne Wentworth, da. and h. of Thomas, 1st Earl of Cleveland. educ. Wadham, Oxf. 1655, MA 1661. m. 28 Aug. 1662, aged 20, Martha, da. and coh. of Sir Edmund Pye, 1st Bt., of Bradenham, Bucks., 1s. d.v.p. 3da. suc. fa. as 3rd Baron 25 Sept. 1670.Mar. Lic. (Harl. Soc. xxiv), 63.

Offices Held

Commr. for oyer and terminer, Oxford circuit 1661, assessment, Berks. 1661 – 69, Oxon. 1664 – 69, loyal and indigent officers, Berks. 1662; j.p. Berks., Bucks. and Oxon. 1663 – 67, by 1670 – 80, Beds., Essex, Herts., Kent and Westminster to 1680, Woodstock 1675, Mdx. and Oxon. 1689 – d.; dep. lt. Berks. 1662 – 67, by 1670 – 80, Oxon. by 1670 – 83, 1689 – d.; steward and lieutenant, Woodstock manor and park 1670 – 78, 1692 – d.; freeman, Chipping Wycombe 1672, Oxford 1680; common councilman, Woodstock 1673 – ?81; high steward, Wallingford 1689 – d., Wycombe 1689–93.HMC Le Fleming, 47; CSP Dom. July-Sept. 1683, p. 162; 1691–2, p. 515; Cal. Treas. Bks. iii. 845; v. 1230; First Wycombe Ledger Bk. (Bucks. Rec. Soc. xi), 198; Woodstock council acts, 5 Feb. 1673; Oxford Council Acts (Oxf. Hist. Soc. n.s. ii) 126; J. K. Hedges, Hist. Wallingford, ii. 241; L. J. Parker, Wycombe, 84.

Capt. of gent. pensioners 1689 – d.; c.j. in eyre (south) 1689–d.CSP Dom. 1689–90, pp. 11, 18.

Col. of ft. Mar. – Sept. 1689.

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LOVELACE, Hon. John (c.1642-93), of Water Eaton, Oxon. and Hurley, Berks.

Main residences: Water Eaton, Oxon; Hurley, Berks.

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L.N.

G.J.

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Commons 1660-1690

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LOVELACE, Hon. John (c.1642-93)

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Estates

Oxford 1644

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LOWE, John (c.1628-67), of Shaftesbury, Dorset.

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b. c. 1628, 1st s. of John Lowe, barrister, of Salisbury, Wilts. by Mary, da. and coh. of William Grove of Shaftesbury. educ. M. Temple 1646-7. m. by 1655, Helen (d. 6 Oct. 1661), da. and coh. of Lawrence Hyde of Heale, Wilts., 1s. 1da. suc. fa. c.1636; Kntd. 19 Apr. 1661.Wilts. Vis. Peds. (Harl. Soc. cv), 120; J. Harris, Epitaphs in Salisbury Cathedral, 7; M.T. Recs. 947; VCH Hants, iii. 414; PCC 143 Hene; CSP Dom. 1635-6, p. 147.

Offices Held

J.p. Wilts. July 1660–2; commr. for assessment, Wilts. Aug. 1660 – d., Dorset 1661 – d., Salisbury 1661 – 63, 1664 – d.

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LOWE, John (c.1628-67), of Shaftesbury, Dorset.

Main residence: Shaftesbury, Dorset.

Author

J.P.F.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

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LOWE, John (c.1628-67)

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