Sir William Lowther, 3rd Baronet

He was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Lowther, 2nd Baronet and Lady Elizabeth Cavendish.

In January 1755, he inherited the Whitehaven estates and coal mines from his fourth cousin once removed, Sir James Lowther, 4th Baronet,[1] and succeeded him as Member of Parliament for Cumberland.

He left the bulk of his estates, including the Whitehaven inheritance, to his fourth cousin, James Lowther.

[2] Holker Hall, which had come from his grandmother Catherine Preston, was left to a distant cousin of his mother Lady Elizabeth Cavendish, Lord George Cavendish.

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