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James Lowther (politician, born 1840)

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and to the Lowther estates, of which James was senior trustee. Lonsdale's habits were extravagant, and James was to have great difficulty in restraining his spending, which would ultimately ruin the estate. James himself inherited
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in 1873, and regularly ran them at races in the north of England. However, he did not bet on them, and was highly scrupulous in his conduct, becoming a member of the
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Lowther cultivated many interests outside politics, and had time to cultivate them while attempting to return to Parliament. He served on several public bodies in
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on 12 September 1904, and left the castle to his nephew Colonel John George Lowther.
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upon his father's death in 1894, and took great interest in managing the estate.
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was held against him, and he treated with contempt the agitation of the
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of 1866, the failure of which brought down the ministry of
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the same year. He was a strong voice in the opposition to
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Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
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He also vehemently opposed the 345:, Lowther was the younger son of 704:Parliament of the United Kingdom 58: 66:Lowther as caricatured by Spy ( 1: 998:Chief Secretaries for Ireland 625:UK public library membership 592:"Lowther, James (1840–1904)" 928:Members of the Inner Temple 880:Chief Secretary for Ireland 873:Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Bt 566:A Cambridge Alumni Database 562:"Lowther, James (LWTR858J)" 431:Chief Secretary for Ireland 194:Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Bt 149:Chief Secretary for Ireland 1014: 846:Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen 686:Portraits of James Lowther 568:. 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Index

James Lowther (1840–1904)
The Right Honourable
PC (Ire)
DL
JP

Leslie Ward
Vanity Fair
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
Victoria
Benjamin Disraeli
Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen
The Earl Cadogan
Chief Secretary for Ireland
Victoria
Benjamin Disraeli
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Bt
William Edward Forster
Swillington
Yorkshire
Wilton
Yorkshire
British
Conservative
Alma mater
Trinity College, Cambridge
PC
PC (Ire)
DL
JP

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