Robert Lowry (governor)

Robert Lowry
Official portrait, 1905
32nd Governor of Mississippi
In office
January 2, 1882  January 13, 1890
LieutenantG. D. Shands
Preceded byJohn M. Stone
Succeeded byJohn M. Stone
Personal details
Born(1829-03-10)March 10, 1829
Chesterfield District, South Carolina, U.S.
DiedJanuary 19, 1910(1910-01-19) (aged 80)
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States
Branch/service Confederate States Army
Years of service1861–1865
Rank Brigadier-General
Commands6th Mississippi Infantry Regiment
Lowry's Brigade
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Robert Lowry (March 10, 1829  January 19, 1910) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 32nd governor of Mississippi from 1882 to 1890. Before entering politics, he was a senior officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded infantry in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.