Robert Lowry (governor)

Robert Lowry ( born March 10, 1831 Chesterfield District, South Carolina; † 19 January 1910 at Jackson, Missouri ) was an American politician from the state of Mississippi.

Early years

Robert Lowry attended the public schools of his home in South Carolina and then, after moving with his family in Mississippi. After studying law he was admitted to the bar in 1859, after which he practiced as a lawyer in Brandon. During the Civil War he rose to brigadier general of the Confederate army from the simple soldiers.

Political career

Lowry was a member of the Democratic Party. From 1865 to 1866 he was a member of the Senate of Mississippi. He then worked again as a lawyer before he was elected on November 8, 1881 as the new governor of his state. After a re-election in 1885, he held this office between 9 January 1882 and 13 January 1890. During this time, the railroad committee of the state was founded, built a state mental hospital and improved with the help of tax increases the educational system. Additionally, the expansion of the railway network was advanced, and the route network more than doubled.

Further CV

In 1901, Lowry applied unsuccessfully for a seat in the U.S. Senate. Then he withdrew into retirement. He participated then in a historical treatise on the state of Mississippi. Robert Lowry died in January 1910. Together with his wife Maria M. Gammage he had eleven children.

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