James Lowry Jr.

James Lowry Jr.
Portrait of James Lowry Jr., c. 1864–1866
25th Mayor of Pittsburgh
In office 1864–1866
Preceded by	Benair C. Sawyer
Succeeded by	William C. McCarthy
Personal details
Born	1820 Scotland
Died	July 20, 1876 (aged 55/56) St. Louis, Missouri
Resting place	Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh

James Lowry Jr. (1820 – July 20, 1876) was an American politician and Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1864 to 1866.

Life

Lowry was born in Scotland in 1820. He owned a foundry and was also a coal merchant. The city's industries were all booming during Mayor Lowry's term. He would eventually be elected Coroner of Allegheny County.

Lowry died in St. Louis. He is buried in Allegheny Cemetery.

See also

• List of mayors of Pittsburgh

Sources

• James Lowry Jr. at Political Graveyard

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Mayors of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania since the 1816 City Charter

• Denny
• Darragh
• Snowden
• Murray
• M. Lowrie
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• Howard
• Kerr
• Adams
• J. Herron
• Barker
• J. Guthrie
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• Volz
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• Weaver
• Wilson
• Sawyer
• J. Lowry
• McCarthy
• Blackmore
• Brush
• Blackmore
• McCarthy
• Liddell
• Lyon
• Fulton
• McCallin
• Gourley
• McKenna
• Ford
• Diehl
• A. Brown
• J. Brown
• Hays
• G. Guthrie
• Magee
• Armstrong
• Babcock
• Magee
• Kline
• J. S. Herron
• McNair
• Scully
• Lawrence
• Gallagher
• Barr
• Flaherty
• Caliguiri
• Masloff
• Murphy
• O'Connor
• Ravenstahl
• Peduto
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