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6 unusual facts about Robert Lowry


Capital City Club

He was succeeded in 1884 by Robert J. Lowry; and in 1885 Livingston Mims began the longest term as president, serving, with a two-year interruption, from 1886 through 1906.

Robert John Kerr

It is noted in Henry Barron's report (The Barron Report 2003) that Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland Robert Lowry was aware of Kerr and Jackson's involvement in the Strathearn killing, and that they were not prosecuted for "operational reasons".

Robert Lowry

Robert Lowry, Baron Lowry (1919–1999), Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland and a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary

Robert Lowry, Baron Lowry

He also presided over the supergrass trial in 1983 where Kevin McGrady, a former IRA member, gave evidence which led to the conviction of seven out of ten defendants.

In 1975, Lowry was appointed by Merlyn Rees to chair the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention, an unsuccessful attempt to replace the collapsed Sunningdale Agreement.

Robert Lynd Erskine Lowry, Baron Lowry Kt. PC (NI), often known as Robbie Lowry, (30 January 1919 – 15 January 1999) was a Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland and a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.


Mississippi in the American Civil War

Prominent Mississippi generals during the war included William Barksdale, Carnot Posey, Wirt Adams, Earl Van Dorn, Robert Lowry, and Benjamin G. Humphreys.

Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention

With Lord Chief Justice Robert Lowry appointed to chair the new body, elections were announced for 1 May 1975.

Raleigh, Mississippi

Named for English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh, Raleigh has been home to such Mississippians as Governor Robert Lowry, Governor/U.S. Senator Anselm McLaurin and pioneer William H. Hardy.


see also

George Whyte-Watson

George Whyte-Watson died in 1974 and is commemorated along with Professor Robert Lowry Turner with a plaque which can be found in Bradford Cathedral.