lˈɑːθɹɑːp wʌzɐ kˈændᵻdˌeɪt fɔːɹ jˈuː.ˈɛs. ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv fɹʌm mˈɪʃɪɡənz fˈɜːst kəŋɡɹˈɛʃənəl dˈɪstɹɪkt, lˈuːzɪŋ tə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən wˈɪljəm ɐlˈænsən hˈaʊɚd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks ænd tə bɹˈædli ˈɛf. ɡɹˈeɪndʒɚɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti.
Lothrop was a candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan's 1st congressional district, losing to Republican William Alanson Howard in 1856 and to Bradley F. Granger in 1860.