Robert Lowe, 1st Viscount Sherbrooke PC (4 December 1811 ? 27 July 1892), British and Australian statesman, was a pivotal but often forgotten figure who shaped British politics in the latter half of the 19th century. He is remembered for his work in education policy, his opposition to electoral reform and his contribution to modern Company Law. The Division of Lowe, an Australian electoral division located in Sydney, is named after him. Education and Australia Robert Lowe was born at Bingham, Nottinghamshire, where his father (Rev. Robert Lowe) was the rector. His mother was the daughter of the Rev. Reginald Pyndar. Lowe was an albino, and his sight was so weak that at first it was thought he was unfit to be sent to school. In 1822 he went to a school at Southwell, then to one at Risley, and in 1825 to Winchester as a commoner. In his fragment of autobiography he gives an unpleasing picture of the under-feeding and other conditions

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