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

Family and Education

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.

Offices Held

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.

Parlimentarian

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

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

Author

E.C.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

Web Title

LOWTHER, Sir John II (1642-1706)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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