History of Armstrong County Pennsylvania United States of America

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A Short Biography of Walter Hoge Lowrie

Walter Hoge Lowrie, jurist, was born in Armstrong county, Pa., March 31, 1807; son of Matthew and Sarah (Anderson) Lowrie. He was graduated from the Western University of Pennsylvania in 1826, and was admitted to the bar, Aug. 4, 1829. He established himself in practice in Pittsburg, Pa., and was judge of the district court of Allegheny county, 1846-51; justice of the supreme court of Pennsylvania, 1851-57, and chief justice, 1857-63. He resumed practice in Pittsburg, Pa., in 1863, and later became president judge of the court of common pleas of Crawford county, which position he retained until his death. He was ruling eider in the Second Presbyterian church, Pittsburg, Pa., for many years; was a trustee of the Western University of Pennsylvania, 1851-55, and received the degree of LL.D. from Washington college, Pa., in 1852. He contributed to the Princeton Repertory and other periodicals, and his published communications to the American Philosophical society include Origin of Tides, and Cosmical Motion. Many of his judicial opinions were also printed. He died in Meadville, Pa., Nov. 14, 1876.

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

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