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.