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Sir Gerard Lowther, 1st Baronet

16 Feb 1858 – Sandwich, 5 Apr 1916

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Facts and their sources

  • Born16 Feb 1858not verified1 source
  • TitleMember of the Privy Council of the United Kingdomor ambassador of the United Kingdom to Chile, 1901–1905 · ambassador of the United Kingdom to Morocco, 1905–1908 · ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Ottoman Empire, 1908–1913not verified1 source
  • Titleambassador of the United Kingdom to Chile, 1901–1905or ambassador of the United Kingdom to Morocco, 1905–1908 · ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Ottoman Empire, 1908–1913 · Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdomnot verified1 source
  • Titleambassador of the United Kingdom to Morocco, 1905–1908or ambassador of the United Kingdom to Chile, 1901–1905 · ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Ottoman Empire, 1908–1913 · Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdomnot verified1 source
  • Titleambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Ottoman Empire, 1908–1913or ambassador of the United Kingdom to Chile, 1901–1905 · ambassador of the United Kingdom to Morocco, 1905–1908 · Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdomnot verified1 source
  • Died5 Apr 1916, Sandwichnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 16 Feb 1858

    Born

  2. 1901–1905

    Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Chile

  3. 1905–1908

    Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Morocco

  4. 2 Aug 1906

    A daughter is born

  5. 1908–1913

    Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Ottoman Empire

  6. 5 Apr 1916

    Dies in Sandwich, aged 58

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The 1850s · Sir is born

In the news1854

1854 Cholera epidemic sparks public reform demands

A cholera epidemic in 1854 caused widespread public demand for clean water and city sewage systems.

Getting around

Faster and cheaper travel by rail

A journey from London to Liverpool by coach once took twenty-two hours and cost £4 inside, whereas by the mid-nineteenth century, the same journey by train could be completed in just six hours for £2 5s.

In Europe1845–1852

The Great Famine in Ireland

Potato blight ruined harvests: a million Irish people died and a million more emigrated, many to America.

Daily life

Winter Bed Warming and Iced Windows

With no central heating, families used warming pans filled with hot coals to heat beds during winter. It was not uncommon for ice to form on the inside of window panes on cold mornings.

What people wore

Shirtfronts Hidden Beneath Formal Wear

To maintain respectability when they could not afford an entire formal wardrobe, gentlemen often wore a separate shirtfront or dickey to conceal striped shirts.

Music

Street Performers and Murder Ballads

Street musicians often survived by singing sensational ballads about local murders, such as the killing of Jael Denny in Essex. A popular sentimental song like Bayley's Isle of Beauty could be performed to earn a quick meal from passersby.

At the table

Economic meat for ordinary families

Meat was expensive, so poorer families relied on economical cuts like sheep's head or offal such as liver, heart, and intestines. A sheep's head could be purchased for about 3d.