Sir John Barlow | |
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| Member of Parliament for Frome | |
| In office 1896–1918 | |
| Preceded by | Viscount Weymouth |
| Succeeded by | Percy Hurd |
| In office 1892–1895 | |
| Preceded by | Viscount Weymouth |
| Succeeded by | Viscount Weymouth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 April 1857 |
| Died | 17 September 1932 (aged 75) |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | Anna, Lady Barlow |
| Parents | Thomas Barlow Mary Ann Emmott |
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Sir John Emmott Barlow, 1st Baronet (16 April 1857 – 17 September 1932) was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician.
Barlow was the son of Thomas Barlow and his wife Mary Ann (née Emmott). He was educated at Windlesham House School, Grove House School, Tottenham and the University of London.[1] He was a senior partner in the family firms of Thomas Barlow & Brothers, of Manchester and London, and Barlow and Company, of Calcutta, Shanghai, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur which traded in tea, coffee, rubber and such.[2] He sat in the House of Commons as Member of Parliament (MP) for Frome in Somerset from 1892 to 1895 and from 1896 to 1918, and was a Justice of the Peace for Cheshire and Somerset and a County Alderman for Cheshire. In 1907 he was created a baronet, of Bradwall Hall in Sandbach in the County of Chester.[3]
Barlow married the Hon. Anna Maria, daughter of Richard Denman and Helen Mary McMicking, on 13 July 1895.[4] They had two sons and two daughters. He died in September 1932, aged 75, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son John, who was a Conservative MP. Lady Barlow died in 1965.
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Notes
- ^ Malden, Henry C. (1902). Muster Roll. Windlesham House, Brighton. A.D. 1837 to 1902 (2nd ed.). Brighton: H. & C. Treacher.
- ^ http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/deptserv/manuscripts/barlow.html
- ^ "No. 28040". The London Gazette. 16 July 1907. p. 4858.
- ^ Lundy, Darryl (29 January 2011). "Sir John Emmott Barlow, 1st Bt". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ^ Burke's Peerage. 1949.
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir John Barlow
- "Barlow Collection" at Cambridge University Library
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Viscount Weymouth | Member of Parliament for Frome 1892 – 1895 | Succeeded by Viscount Weymouth |
| Preceded by Viscount Weymouth | Member of Parliament for Frome 1896 – 1918 | Succeeded by Percy Hurd |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Bradwall Hall) 1907–1932 | Succeeded by John Denman Barlow |