Family
Lowther married Lady Lucy Eleanor Sherard, daughter of Philip Sherard, 5th Earl of Harborough, on 19 May 1817. They had seven children:
- Eleanor Cecily Lowther (d. 24 November 1894), married John Talbot Clifton on 22 April 1844
- Augusta Mary Lowther (d. 11 January 1916), married Gerard Noel
- Henry Lowther, 3rd Earl of Lonsdale (1818–1876)
- Arthur Lowther (12 July 1820 – 15 February 1855)
- William Lowther (1821–1912)
- Constantia Lowther (1831–1864), married Col. Robert Blücher Wood
Between 1818 and 1839, he played first-class cricket for Hampshire and Surrey. He was appointed colonel of the Royal Cumberland Militia in 1830.
First elected for Westmorland, a constituency long in the family interest, he continued to be returned until his death in 1867. In 1862, he became Father of the House of Commons. He was the last MP elected during the reign of George III.
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