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Sumter de Leon Lowry Jr. (August 27, 1893 – February 3, 1985) was an American insurance executive, National Guard officer, and political candidate from Florida.A veteran of the Pancho Villa Expedition, World War I, and World War II, he is best known for his service as commander of several units in the Florida National Guard.
Painted portrait of Governor LeRoy Collins. In the 1956 election, Collins made history by becoming the first governor to win the Democratic nomination without a runoff election, defeating segregationist Sumter de Leon Lowry Jr. and four other Democrats with over 51 percent of the vote. During his term, Collins focused on education, working to ...
Joseph Echols Lowery (October 6, 1921 – March 27, 2020) was an American minister in the United Methodist Church and leader in the civil rights movement.He founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Martin Luther King Jr. and others, serving as its vice president, later chairman of the board, and its third president from 1977 to 1997.
,” Lowry, 31, captioned a sweet family photo shared via Instagram on Friday, November 17.. In the pic, Lowry’s son Lincoln, 9, held baby Rio, who was born in November 2022. Little brothers Lux ...
Each month, a dozen Louisiana residents get $1,000 in guaranteed income, thanks in part to a $1m donation by Deacon Leroy “Buck” Close and Gracie Close of South Carolina, descendants of a ...
Pages in category "Lowry family" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Brendan Lowry; M. Mick Lowry; S.
The family's original 640-acre property, stretching a half-mile east along Miccosukee Road, once encompassed all of today's Leon High School property and was filled with crops and cows.
Lowry was born c. 1845 to Allen and Mary (Cumbo) Lowry in the Hopewell Community, in Robeson County, North Carolina. His father owned a successful 350-acre (1.4 km 2) mixed-use farm in the county. Henry Lowry was one of 12 children, described as multi-racial or free people of color. [3]