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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

Family

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During his lifetime

He lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

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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

Walking as primary travel mode

Walking was the most common way to travel short distances, with people typically covering about 3 miles per hour, though rarely exceeding 20 miles in a single day.

At the table

Affordable staple foods for families

Onions were a common, affordable staple, often costing about a halfpenny for a bunch of at least a dozen. Watercress was also a popular, cheap working-class staple available for a halfpenny for four bunches.

Italy is unified. Garibaldi, Cavour and Victor Emmanuel joined the Italian states into one kingdom, with Rome its capital from 1871.In Europe · 1859–1871

Italy is unified. Garibaldi, Cavour and Victor Emmanuel joined the Italian states into one kingdom, with Rome its capital from 1871.

Baldassare Verazzi (1819-1886) · public domain

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

Collecting Coins for Dance Music

At platform dances, musicians sometimes used a portable dancing booth with a box placed out front to collect coins from each dancer. This ensured payment for players when the older custom of paying during long-wise country dances became difficult to manage.

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.