Sir Charles Lowther, 4th Baronet
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Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Charles Bingham Lowther, 4th Baronet, DSO
, CB
, (22 July 1880 – 22 January 1949), was the grandson of Sir Charles Lowther, 3rd Baronet, of Swillington and succeeded to his baronetcy
in 1894.
Educated at Sandhurst, he was gazetted a second lieutenant
in the 21st Lancers
on 12 August 1899. Lowther served as an officer in the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars
, reaching the rank of captain
before transferring into the Northamptonshire Yeomanry
on 4 May 1911.
DSO 1917, was awarded the Croce di Guerra
17 May 1919, and made an Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy
on 2 March 1923.
Lowther was Master of the Pytchley
Hounds from 1914 to 1927. He sold the Swillington
estate in 1920 and after living at Thornby House, Northamptonshire
for some years he settled at Erbistock Hall, Denbighshire
. He was High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
in 1926 and Deputy Lieutenant
of Northamptonshire 29 July 1922. He retired from the Territorial Army as a lieutenant colonel
on 3 August 1935.
On 19 June 1941, he was appointed an Officer of the Venerable Order of St John, and was made a Commander of the Order on 2 July 1947. Lowther was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Denbighshire in the same year, on 21 March 1947 and resigned his Northamptonshire commission on 3 April 1947. He was made a CB
on 10 June 1948 and died early in the following year.
Distinguished Service Order
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, CB
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
, (22 July 1880 – 22 January 1949), was the grandson of Sir Charles Lowther, 3rd Baronet, of Swillington and succeeded to his baronetcy
Lowther Baronets
There have been seven Baronetcies created for members of the Lowther family, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia, two in the Baronetage of England, two in the Baronetage of Great Britain and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom...
in 1894.
Educated at Sandhurst, he was gazetted a second lieutenant
Second Lieutenant
Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces.- United Kingdom and Commonwealth :The rank second lieutenant was introduced throughout the British Army in 1871 to replace the rank of ensign , although it had long been used in the Royal Artillery, Royal...
in the 21st Lancers
21st Lancers
The 21st Lancers were a cavalry regiment of the British Army, created in 1858 and amalgamated to form the 17th/21st Lancers in 1922...
on 12 August 1899. Lowther served as an officer in the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars
8th King's Royal Irish Hussars
The 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1693. It saw service for three centuries, before being amalgamated into The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars in 1958....
, reaching the rank of captain
Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)
Captain is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines. It ranks above Lieutenant and below Major and has a NATO ranking code of OF-2. The rank is equivalent to a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and to a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force...
before transferring into the Northamptonshire Yeomanry
Yeomanry
Yeomanry is a designation used by a number of units or sub-units of the British Territorial Army, descended from volunteer cavalry regiments. Today, Yeomanry units may serve in a variety of different military roles.-History:...
on 4 May 1911.
DSO 1917, was awarded the Croce di Guerra
Croce di Guerra
The Croce di Guerra al Valor Militare is an Italian decoration for military valour.- Past recipients :* Edouard Izac, Lieutenant, United States Navy* Douglas MacArthur, General, United States Army...
17 May 1919, and made an Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy
Order of the Crown of Italy
The Order of the Crown of Italy was founded as a national order in 1868 by King Vittorio Emanuele II, to commemorate the unification of Italy in 1861...
on 2 March 1923.
Lowther was Master of the Pytchley
Pytchley Hunt
The Pytchley Hunt is a fox hunting organisation formerly based near the Northamptonshire village of Pytchley, but since 1966 has had kennels close to Brixworth. The Pytchley country used to include areas of the Rockingham Forest but was split to form the Woodland Pytchley Hunt...
Hounds from 1914 to 1927. He sold the Swillington
Swillington
Swillington is a small village and civil parish near Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough. It is located east of the River Aire and surrounded by streams including Fleakingley Beck. As of 2001, Swillington had a population of about 3,530.Swillington used to be a...
estate in 1920 and after living at Thornby House, Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
for some years he settled at Erbistock Hall, Denbighshire
Denbighshire
Denbighshire is a county in north-east Wales. It is named after the historic county of Denbighshire, but has substantially different borders. Denbighshire has the distinction of being the oldest inhabited part of Wales. Pontnewydd Palaeolithic site has remains of Neanderthals from 225,000 years...
. He was High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
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in 1926 and Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
of Northamptonshire 29 July 1922. He retired from the Territorial Army as a lieutenant colonel
Lieutenant colonel
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on 3 August 1935.
On 19 June 1941, he was appointed an Officer of the Venerable Order of St John, and was made a Commander of the Order on 2 July 1947. Lowther was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Denbighshire in the same year, on 21 March 1947 and resigned his Northamptonshire commission on 3 April 1947. He was made a CB
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
on 10 June 1948 and died early in the following year.