William Selby Lowndes (c. 1767–1840), British Member of Parliament
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William Thomas Lowndes (c. 1798–1843), English bibliographer, whose principal work was The Bibliographer’s Manual of English Literature
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In 1832, the residents changed the name to Lowndesboro in honor of U.S. Congressman William Lowndes, the son of Rawlins Lowndes, an early South Carolina governor.