eds ▁and ▁educated ▁at ▁Gray ' s ▁Inn ▁and ▁Bal li ol ▁College , ▁Oxford . ▁He ▁succeeded ▁his ▁father ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 8 ▁and ▁was ▁kn ight ed ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁High ▁Sher iff ▁of ▁York shire ▁for ▁ 1 6 8 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁commission er ▁for ▁the ▁A ire ▁and ▁Cal der ▁Navigation ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 9 ▁and ▁elected ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁P onte f ract ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 5 , ▁sitting ▁until ▁ 1 6 9 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁Little ▁Pr eston ▁Hall ▁near ▁Le eds ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 5 ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁K ipp ax . ▁He ▁had ▁married ▁Catherine , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Harrison ▁of ▁M idd les ex , ▁and ▁had ▁ten ▁children : ▁Sir ▁William ▁Low ther , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron et ▁( 1 6 6 3 – 1 7 2 9 ) ▁son , ▁first ▁app r entic ed ▁to ▁a ▁merchant , ▁then ▁joined ▁the ▁Army ▁son , ▁first ▁app r entic ed ▁to ▁a ▁merchant , ▁then ▁joined ▁the ▁Army ▁son , ▁joined ▁the ▁Army ▁Richard ▁Low ther , ▁merchant , ▁married ▁success ively ▁the ▁daughters ▁of ▁Sir ▁Christopher ▁W and es ford ▁and ▁Sir ▁John ▁Fen wick . ▁Christopher ▁Low ther ▁( d . ▁ 1 7 1 8 ), ▁merchant , ▁of ▁Little ▁Pr eston , ▁married ▁Elizabeth ▁Mau de ▁and ▁had ▁issue ▁Ger ard ▁Low ther , ▁lawyer