Robert Lowther (1741–1777)

Robert Lowther (1741–1777) was an English Member of Parliament, the younger son of Robert Lowther and Catherine Pennington and younger brother of James Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale.

Brought into Parliament for the Government through his older brother's interest, Robert defied the ministry and voted in favor of John Wilkes in 1763. For this, Lonsdale had him removed from his seat, and Robert died in obscurity.^[1]

References

1. Butterfield, H. (1961). "Review of Sir James Lowther and Cumberland and Westmorland Elections, 1754-75 by Brian Bonsall". The Historical Journal. 4 (1): 104–107. doi:10.1017/s0018246x0002224x. JSTOR 3020385. S2CID 161746296.

• Lowther pedigree 2
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages ^{[self-published source] [better source needed]}

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by John Dalston Sir George Dalston, Bt	Member of Parliament for Westmorland 1759–1761 With: Sir George Dalston, Bt	Succeeded by Sir James Lowther, Bt John Upton
Preceded by Sir James Lowther, Bt John Upton	Member of Parliament for Westmorland 1763–1764 With: John Upton	Succeeded by John Upton John Robinson