| 词条 | Henry Lowther (politician) |
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| name = Henry Cecil Lowther | image = | caption = | batting = Right-hand bat | bowling = Right-arm slow | columns = 1 | column1 = First-class | matches1 = 47 | runs1 = 387 | bat avg1 = 5.30 | 100s/50s1 = 0/0 | top score1 = 34 | deliveries1 = 0+ | wickets1 = 7 | bowl avg1 = – | fivefor1 = 0 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 3/? | catches/stumpings1= 11/0 | international = true | country = English | testdebutfor = | testdebutagainst = | testdebutdate = ? | testdebutyear = 1818 | lasttestdate = ? | lasttestfor = | lasttestagainst = | lasttestyear = 1839 | source = http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/16668.html CricInfo | date = | year = }} Hon Henry Cecil Lowther, DL, JP (1790–1867) was an English Conservative politician and an amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1819 to 1843. He was the second son of William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale, and his wife Lady Augusta (née Fane). His long service in the House of Commons saw him become the Father of the House. Military careerBorn 27 July 1790 at Lowther Castle, Westmorland, Lowther was Educated at Westminster School, he entered the army on 16 July 1807 as a cornet in the 7th Hussars. He was promoted lieutenant on 21 July 1808 and captain on 4 October 1810.[1] He served with the 7th Hussars during the campaign of 1809 in Spain, including the battles of Mayorga, Sahagún, Benevente, and the retreat to Corunna.[2] From 1812 until 1814, he was in Wellington's army during the Peninsular War, and was made a major in the 10th Hussars on 12 November 1815.[1] He received the Peninsular Medal with three clasps after the war.[2] On 20 April 1817 he went into the 12th Regiment of Foot as a lieutenant-colonel, with which rank he retired on half-pay. In 1830 he transferred to the 44th Foot. Cricket careerA right-handed batsman and right arm slow roundarm bowler who was mainly associated with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), Lowther made 47 known appearances in first-class matches.[3] He played for the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players series and also played for both Hampshire and Surrey. FamilyLowther married Lady Lucy Eleanor Sherard, daughter of Philip Sherard, 5th Earl of Harborough, on 19 May 1817. They had seven children:[4]
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 in 1812 for Westmorland, a constituency long in the family interest, he continued to be returned until his death on 6 December 1867 at Barleythorpe Hall, Rutland. In 1862, he became Father of the House. He was the last MP elected during the reign of George III. References1. ^1 {{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC34346148&id=2JMvvcwFehwC | title=The Royal Military Calendar | accessdate=12 January 2007}} 2. ^1 {{cite news | title=The Hon. H. C. Lowther |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BO8IAAAAIAAJ |work=The Gentleman's Magazine |publisher=F. Jeffries | year=1868 |accessdate=12 January 2007}} 3. ^[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31085/31085.html CricketArchive]. Retrieved on 18 November 2008. 4. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p1158.htm#i11573 | title=thePeerage.com | accessdate=11 January 2007}} External links
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| title = Member of Parliament for Westmorland | with = The Lord Muncaster 1812–1813 | with2 = Viscount Lowther 1813–1831, 1832–1841 | with3 = Alexander Nowell 1831–1832 | with4 = William Thompson 1841–1854 | with5 = Earl of Bective 1854–1867 | before = James Lowther | before2=The Lord Muncaster | after = Earl of Bective | after2=William Lowther | years = 1812–1867 }}{{succession box | before=Sir Charles Burrell | title=Father of the House of Commons | after=Thomas Peers Williams | years=1862–1867}}{{s-end}}{{Fathers of the House}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Lowther, Henry}} 35 : 1790 births|1867 deaths|7th Queen's Own Hussars officers|10th Royal Hussars officers|Suffolk Regiment officers|British Militia officers|British Army personnel of the Napoleonic Wars|Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies|People educated at Westminster School, London|UK MPs 1812–18|UK MPs 1818–20|UK MPs 1820–26|UK MPs 1826–30|UK MPs 1830–31|UK MPs 1831–32|UK MPs 1832–35|UK MPs 1835–37|UK MPs 1837–41|UK MPs 1841–47|UK MPs 1847–52|UK MPs 1852–57|UK MPs 1857–59|UK MPs 1859–65|UK MPs 1865–68|Younger sons of earls|44th Regiment of Foot officers|English cricketers|English cricketers of 1787 to 1825|English cricketers of 1826 to 1863|Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers|Gentlemen cricketers|Hampshire cricketers|Surrey cricketers|Lowther family|A to K v L to Z cricketers |
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