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Sir David Lowe FRSE CBE DL (1899-1980) was a Scottish horticulturalist and businessman. He was Chairman of Elvingston Estates in East Lothian. In horticulture he did much to promote the daffodil.
Life
He was born in Musselburgh in East Lothian on 12 May 1899 the eldest son of David Lowe, Provost of Musselburgh. He was educated at Musselburgh Grammar School.
In the First World War he was an Observer in the Royal Flying Corps. From the 1930s onwards he proved a highly successful businessman and rose to be President of the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce and President of the National Farmers Union. In 1950 he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). In 1961 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Stephen J Watson, Sir Edmund Hudson, Alexander M Smith, and Alan William Greenwood. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1962. In 1966 he received an honorary doctorate (DSc) from Edinburgh University.
He died in Haddington on 3 November 1980.
Family
In 1932 he married Katherine Ross.