History of Kossuth, (Alcorn County) Mississippi United States of America

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B. G. (no Christian name) Lowrey Biography

B. G. (no Christian name) Lowrey, educator, was born in Kossuth, Miss., May 25, 1862; son of Gen. Mark Perrin and Sara (Holmes) Lowrey, and grandson of Adam and Marguerite (Doss) Lowrey. He was prepared for college by Capt. T. B. Winston at Blue Mountain academy, and was graduated at Mississippi college, B.S., 1887, A.M., 1890. He also took a special course in English at Tulane university, New Orleans, 1888-89. He was married July 25, 1889, to Marylee Booth. He was professor of English at Blue Mountain college, 1890-98, and on the resignation of his brother, the Rev. Dr. W. T. Lowrey, in 1898, he became president of Blue Mountain college, Tippah county, Miss.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor