James Lowther

Mr James Lowther

Rush ID: 1870

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Details

Born:
c. 1 January 1840
Died:
12 September 1904
Birth place:
Leeds, Yorkshire (West Riding), UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
White
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
true
Formative occupation:
Landowner
Election occupation:
Barrister / Advocate
Parentage:
Unknown
Notes:
ignore rel entry CHECK
Knighthood/Dame:
False
Highest Office:
Cabinet Minister
Who's Who volume:
2
Education level:
Graduate

References

Rush ID:
1870
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q6138277
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
Not set
They work for you ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. LOWTHER, James (1840-1904)

Constituencies

  1. Isle of Thanet

    Party: Conservative
    Year of election: 1888
    Date of election: 29 June 1888
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: Re-entry
    Year of exit: 1904
    Date of exit: 12 September 1904
    Party: Conservative
    Nature of exit: Death
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connection: None Known
    Notes: Exit resulted in by election. Elected as a result of a by election.

  2. Lincolnshire Northern

    Party: Conservative
    Year of election: 1881
    Date of election: 3 September 1881
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: Re-entry
    Year of exit: 1885
    Date of exit: 24 November 1885
    Party: Conservative
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connection: None Known
    Notes: Entered as a result of a by election.

  3. York

    Party: Conservative
    Year of election: 1865
    Date of election: 11 July 1865
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1880
    Date of exit: 31 March 1880
    Party: Conservative
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connection: None Known
    Notes: None

Unsuccessful candidate in

  1. Eskdale

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1886
    Date of election: Thu 1st Jul 1886
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:

  2. Louth [borough, Lincolnshire]

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1885
    Date of election: Tue 24th Nov 1885
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:

  3. Cumberland Eastern

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1881
    Date of election:
    Nature of election: By-election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes: Exit resulted in by election.

Ministerial offices

  1. Parliamentary Secretary 1868

    Poor Law Bd

  2. Under-Secretary 1874-1878

    Colonial Office

  3. Chief Secretary for Ireland 1878-1880

Higher education

  1. Trinity College

    Graduated

Schools

  1. Westminster

Parties

  1. Conservative Member

Local governments

  1. Yorkshire (North Riding) County Council

    Councillor

Clubs

  1. Carlton Club

  2. Turf Club