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Lowndes originated the funded system and rose to great power and influence in
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Lowndes had children with each of his wives, 25 children in all. His offspring were also fruitful: one son had 16 children, including four sets of twins in four years; a grandson had 10 children.
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Assassain's Creed
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in 1722. Shortly afterwards, he was returned in a by-election on 27 October 1722 as MP for
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