Water Hoge Lowrie was a Pennsylvania jurist.

He was born in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania

Armstrong County, Pennsylvania

Armstrong County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 68,941. It is located northeast of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. Armstrong County was added to the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area in 2003.The county seat is Kittanning...

, son of Walter Lowrie, and nephew of Senator Walter Lowrie

Walter Lowrie

Walter Lowrie was a teacher, farmer, and politician from Butler County, Pennsylvania. He served in both houses in the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate...

. He became a lawyer, serving as a district judge in Pennsylvania from 1846 to 1851. He was also served as the first professor of law at the University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh

The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...

, then called the Western University of Pennsylvania, from 1843 to 1851. He as named justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, serving from 1851 to 57, and promoted to chief justice of the court, serving from 1857 to 1863. He died in Meadville, Pennsylvania

Meadville, Pennsylvania

Meadville is a city in and the county seat of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city is generally considered part of the Pittsburgh Tri-State and is within 40 miles of Erie, Pennsylvania. It was the first permanent settlement in northwest Pennsylvania...

, 1876. Burial location unknown.