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Hon. Walter Lowrie

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Death: December 14, 1868 (84)
New York, New York, United States
Place of Burial: First Presbyterian Church, Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA
Immediate Family:

Son of John Lowrie and Catherine Lowrie
Husband of Amelila Lowrie
Father of Rev John Cameron Lowrie; Mary Baird; Eliza Lowrie; Walter Macon Lowrie; Rev. Reuben Post Lowrie and 2 others
Brother of Menie Ann Lyons and Matthew B. Lowrie

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About Walter Lowrie, U.S. Senator

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Lowrie_%28politician%29

Walter Lowrie, a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Edinburgh, Scotland, December 10, 1784; immigrated to the United States in 1791 with his parents, who settled in Butler County, Pa.; pursued classical studies; taught school for several years and then became engaged in surveying and agricultural pursuits; member, State house of representatives 1811-1812; member, State senate 1813-1819; elected as a Democratic Republican (later Crawford Republican) to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1819, to March 3, 1825; was not a candidate for reelection in 1824; chairman, Committee on Finance (Seventeenth Congress); Secretary of the United States Senate from December 12, 1825, to December 11, 1836; secretary of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions from 1836 until his death in New York City December 14, 1868; interment in the crypt of the First Presbyterian Church.

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000485 U.S. Senator. He immigrated with his parents to the United States in 1791, received a formal education, and taught school in Butler County, Pennsylvania. Entering politics, was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives (1811-12) and a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate (1813-19). In 1919, he was elected as a Democratic Republican to the U.S. Senate, serving until 1925. Not a candidate for reelection remained as Secretary of the United States Senate, (1825-36). He also was secretary of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions until his death in New York City.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Aug 27 2019, 0:11:50 UTC

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Walter Lowrie, U.S. Senator's Timeline

1784
December 10, 1784
Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
1808
December 16, 1808
Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
1814
June 12, 1814
Pennsylvania, USA
1817
1817
1819
February 18, 1819
Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
1823
March 16, 1823
Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
1827
November 24, 1827
Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
1830
March 16, 1830
Washington City, District of Columbia, District Of Columbia, USA
1868
December 14, 1868
Age 84
New York, New York, United States