1811 - 1892
Robert Lowe British Scientist
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Robert Lowe is a member of the following lists: Alumni of University College, Oxford, Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath and Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies.
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| First Name |
Robert
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| Last Name |
Lowe
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| Birthday |
4th December, 1811
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| Birthplace |
Bingham, Nottinghamshire
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| Died |
27th July, 1892
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| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation |
Scientist
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Robert Lowe, 1st Viscount Sherbrooke, GCB, PC (4 December 1811 – 27 July 1892), British statesman, was a pivotal conservative spokesman who helped shape British politics in the latter half of the 19th century. He held office under William Ewart Gladstone as Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1868 and 1873 and as Home Secretary between 1873 and 1874. Lowe is remembered for his work in education policy, his opposition to electoral reform and his contribution to modern UK company law. Gladstone appointed Lowe as Chancellor expecting him to hold down public spending. Public spending rose, and Gladstone pronounced Lowe "wretchedly deficient"; most historians agree. Lowe repeatedly underestimated the revenue, enabling him to resist demands for tax cuts and to reduce the national debt instead. He insisted that the tax system be fair to all classes. By his own main criterion of fairness – that the balance between direct and indirect taxation remain unchanged – he succeeded. However historians do not believe this balance is a good measure of class incidence and was by that time thoroughly archaic.
