John Lowry (Parliamentarian)
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John Lowry was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1640 to 1653. He served in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War
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Lowry was a chandler of Cambridge
, and became a freeman of the city by apprenticeship. He became one of the Common Council of Cambridge and in November 1640, he was elected Member of Parliament
for Cambridge
in the Long Parliament
, sharing the constituency with Oliver Cromwell
. In the Civil War, Lowry became a a colonel in the parliamentary army and in 1645 was seeking resources from the speaker of the Commons. He was then mayor of Cambridge and he came into dispute with Cambridge University when he refused to take the customary oath to maintain the rights of the University. The University appealed to the House of Lords.The matter was not resolved until 1647 when the House of Lords ruled in favour of the Vice-Chancellor and made a general order that the Mayor should respect the privileges of the University. In 1659 Lowry was re-elected MP for Cambridge in the Third Protectorate Parliament
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House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
from 1640 to 1653. He served in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
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Lowry was a chandler of Cambridge
Cambridge
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, and became a freeman of the city by apprenticeship. He became one of the Common Council of Cambridge and in November 1640, he was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Cambridge
Cambridge (UK Parliament constituency)
Cambridge is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system....
in the Long Parliament
Long Parliament
The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and...
, sharing the constituency with Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....
. In the Civil War, Lowry became a a colonel in the parliamentary army and in 1645 was seeking resources from the speaker of the Commons. He was then mayor of Cambridge and he came into dispute with Cambridge University when he refused to take the customary oath to maintain the rights of the University. The University appealed to the House of Lords.The matter was not resolved until 1647 when the House of Lords ruled in favour of the Vice-Chancellor and made a general order that the Mayor should respect the privileges of the University. In 1659 Lowry was re-elected MP for Cambridge in the Third Protectorate Parliament
Third Protectorate Parliament
The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons...
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