Walter Lowrie (December 10, 1784December 14, 1868) was a teacher, farmer, and politician from Butler County, Pennsylvania. He served in both houses in the state legislature and represented

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in the

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. Serving as chairman of the Committee on Finance during the 2nd session of the 17th Congress. After his term as a Senator, Lowrie stayed on as

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for eleven years. In 1836 he moved to

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and went to work with the Missionary Board of the Presbyterian Church. He remained with them until his death. Three of his sons, John Cameron, Walter Macon, and Reuben, were prominent as missionaries to

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and China. A nephew, Walter H. Lowrie, later served as chief justice of Pennsylvania's Supreme Court. Lowrie died in New York City on December 14, 1868 and is interred in the First Presbyterian Church in Manhattan.

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