New-York tribune., 1905-01-09

Republican Governor here in thirty years Death
was caused by valvular heart trouble. He was
sixty years CID One of his last acts writing
an obituary late last night OF his friend Captain
GOn. of Clarksburg, W Va brother of Judge Ma
than Gor. for THE Cumberland Daily News
which he owned.
Lloyd Lowndes was born in Clarksburg. Harrison
County, Va. February 21 1s45. He received his
early and academic education in the city of his
BIRTH and at the age Of sixteen entered Washington
College. at Washington, Penn, and two years there
were followed by course at Anegany College, at
Meadvire. Penn. from which he graduated
with honor IN 1855.
Having determined TO follow the profession OF the
law. he became associated with Richard L. Ashurst
one Of Philadelphia's prominent members of the
bar n student and at the same time pursued the
law course at the University OF Pennsylvania. Upon
graduation he settled in Cumberland and was at
once engaged in active practice. which soon
grew to be lucrative Soon afterward he was elected
president of the Allegany County Bar Association,
which position he held for many years
In 1872. at the solicitation of the leaders in the Re
publican party, he accepted the nomination for
Congress from the 9Th District Of Maryland. and
elected John Ritche, of Frederick County.
the Democratic nominee. by large majority. His
career in Congress successful and in the differ
ent committees on which he served his opinion was
considered of great value, although he the
youngest member OF the House. He a candi-
date for reelection in 1894 but defeated by 80
votes
He delegate-at-large to the Republican Ma
tiOnal Convention in 1879 and commissioner of the
Worlds Fair in 1876 from Maryland For many
years he devoted himself to his business interests
and refused to re-enter the field of politics but in
1895 he accepted the Republican nomination for
Governor. and elected by 10000 plurality His
term as forty-sixth Governor Of Maryland from
1886 1900. He the first Republican Governor
the State had had In thirty years. In 1899 he
renominated but was defeated for reelection. His
administration marked by considerable num-
ber OF movements for the public good which were
carried out successfully. Ex-Governor Lowndes in
herited large fortune which he steadily increased,
vestrnents He was president OF the Second Ma
tional Bank of Cumberland the Union Mining Com
pany. of AlIegany County; the Potomac Coal Com
pany and the Frostburg Gas and Electric Light
Company. He was vice-president Of the Cumber-
land Paper Company and director in each OF the
County: the Fidelity and Deposit Company OF Mary
land, the Elk Lick Coal Company. Cumberland
Improvement and Investment Company, Cumber-
land Electric Street Railway Company, Cumberland
Ice Manufacturing Company, Barton and Georges
Creek Valley Coal Company, Merchants National
Bank Of West Virginia, the Allegany Furniture
Company and the Daily News Publishing Com
pany. He did much for the success of the Maryland
exhibit the Worlds Fair at Chicago from the
time Of his appointment as commissioner In 1891
Ex-Governor Lowndes was married in 1869 to his
cousin, Miss Lowndes. and had six children, five
sons and one daughter. He was active member
OF Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal Church, at Cum
terests he had fine farm, where he raised choice
OF cattle.