page_title: Henry Lowther, 3rd Earl of Lonsdale
section_title: Early life
hierarchical_section_title: Henry Lowther, 3rd Earl of Lonsdale / Early life
caption_attribution_description: English: Lowther Castle
context_page_description: Henry Lowther, 3rd Earl of Lonsdale was a British nobleman and Conservative politician.
context_section_description: Lowther was born on 27 March 1818.  He was the eldest son of Hon Henry Cecil Lowther and Lady Lucy Sherard.  His paternal grandfather was William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale and his maternal grandfather was Philip Sherard, 5th Earl of Harborough.
  In 1868, he succeeded his uncle William in his Lord Lieutenancies, and in 1872 as Earl of Lonsdale.
caption: Lowther Castle - seat of the Earls of Lonsdale
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