The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Lownes to Lowrie

Index to Politicians: Lownes to Lowrie

LOWNES (Soundex L520) — See also BOWNES, CLOWN, CLOWNEY, DOWNES, ENSLOW, LOHNES, LONIS, LOWES, LOWN, LOWNDES, LOWNEY, MULLOWNEY, MULLOWNY, OWNES, TOWNES, WELLONS, WOLENS.

Lownes, E. John — of Providence, Providence County, R.I. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
Lownes, John See E. John Lownes

LOWNEY (Soundex L500) — See also CLOWN, CLOWNEY, DOWNEY, GROWNEY, LONEY, LONI, LONIE, LONNY, LOONEY, LOWEY, LOWN, LOWNDES, LOWNES, LOWREY, LUNNEY, LUNY, MCELDOWNEY, MULDOWNEY, MULLOWNEY, MULLOWNY, POWNEY.

Lowney, Patrick J. — of Marquette, Marquette County, Mich. Mayor of Marquette, Mich., 1970. Still living as of 1971.

LOWRANCE (Soundex L652) — See also LAURANCE, LAURENCE, LAWRENCE, LORENCE, LORENZI, LORENZO, LOWREY, LOWRIE, LOWRY, RANCE, SKOWRAN, WRATHALL, WRATHER, WRAY.

Lowrance, Press — of Ponca City, Kay County, Okla. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1924. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

LOWREY (Soundex L600) — See also HOWREY, LAWREY, LOHREY, LOREE, LORIE, LORRI, LOUGHRY, LOURIE, LOWERY, LOWEY, LOWNEY, LOWRANCE, LOWRIE, LOWRY, LURIE, LURIO, MOWRER, MOWREY, ROWLEY, WOOLERY, WORLEY.

LOWREY: See also Lowrey Barney; William Richards Castle; William Richards Castle, Jr.; David Lowrey Seymour; Aaron Dickinson Woodruff.
Lowrey, Bill Green (1862-1947) — also known as Bill G. Lowrey — of Blue Mountain, Tippah County, Miss. Born in Kossuth, Alcorn County, Miss., May 25, 1862. Son of Gen. Mark P. Lowrey and Sarah (Holmes) Lowrey. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1921-29. Died in 1947. Interment at Blocker Cemetery, Olive Branch, Miss.
- See also: congressional biography.
Lowrey, Frank — of Fullerton, Orange County, Calif. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1948. Still living as of 1948.
Lowrey, Frederick Dwight (1885-1970) — of Hawaii. Born in Hawaii, 1885. Republican. Member of Hawaii territorial House of Representatives, 1920-30; Speaker of Hawaii Territory House of Representatives, 1929-30. Died in 1970. Burial location unknown.
Lowrey, Harvey H. — of Michigan. Republican. Candidate in primary for Michigan state house of representatives from Ionia County, 1950. Still living as of 1950.
Lowrey, Linda — of Texas. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
Lowrey, Lloyd — of Rumsey, Yolo County, Calif. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
Lowrey, Matthew McCullar — of Americus, Sumter County, Ga. Mayor of Americus, Ga., 1912-14. Burial location unknown.
Lowrey, Michael James (b. 1953) — also known as Michael J. Lowrey; "Orange Mike"; "Inali of Tanasi" — of Henderson, Chester County, Tenn.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in a hospital, Jackson, Madison County, Tenn., November 25, 1953. Democratic candidate for Tennessee state house of representatives, 1974; Citizens candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1980, 1984; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 2004. Baptist; later Quaker. Irish and Cherokee Indian ancestry. Member, American Civil Liberties Union; National Organization for Women. Still living as of 2004.
Lowrey, Romeo — of Southington, Hartford County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state senate 1st District, 1831, 1844, 1848. Burial location unknown.

LOWRIE (Soundex L600) — See also BOWRING, LAWRIE, LOHREY, LOREE, LORIE, LORRI, LOUGHRY, LOURIE, LOWRANCE, LOWREY, LOWRY, LURIE, LURIO, POWRIE.

LOWRIE: See also Thomas Earl Adams, Jr.; Lowrie C. Blanding; Walter Lowrie Fisher; Charles Lewis Hoover; Walter Lowrie Weaver.
Lowrie, Charles J. — of New York. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1868. Burial location unknown.
Lowrie, Matthew B. (1773-1850) — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born May 12, 1773. Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1830-31. Died July 28, 1850. Interment at Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Lowrie, Walter (1784-1868) — of Butler, Butler County, Pa. Born in Scotland, December 10, 1784. Father of Walter Hoge Lowrie. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1811; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1813; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1819-25. Died December 14, 1868. Entombed at First Presbyterian Church, Manhattan, N.Y.
- See also: congressional biography.
Lowrie, Walter B. — U.S. Vice Consul in Port Said, 1926-27; Zagreb, 1929-31. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Lowrie, Walter Hoge (1807-1876) — also known as Walter H. Lowrie — of Pennsylvania. Born in Armstrong County, Pa., March 3, 1807. Son of Walter Lowrie. Lawyer; district judge in Pennsylvania, 1846-51; justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1851-57; chief justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1857-63. Died in Meadville, Crawford County, Pa., November 14, 1876. Burial location unknown.
Lowrie, Will Leonard (1869-1944) — also known as Will L. Lowrie — of Illinois. Born in Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich., March 8, 1869. Son of A. H. Lowrie and Mattie Beckwith (Pease) Lowrie; married, September 18, 1907, to Amy W. Alden. Newspaper correspondent; U.S. Vice Consul in Rio de Janeiro, 1899; U.S. Consul in Hobart, 1906; Weimar, 1906-08; Erfurt, 1908-09; Carlsbad, 1909-12; U.S. Consul General in Lisbon, 1912-20; Athens, 1920-22; Wellington, 1926-29; Frankfort, 1931-32. Congregationalist. Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died April 2, 1944. Burial location unknown.

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