Sir John Barlow, 1st Baronet
Sir John Emmott Barlow, 1st Baronet (16 April 1857 – 17 September 1932) was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician.
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 75) | (aged
Political party | Liberal Party |
Spouse(s) | Anna, Lady Barlow |
Parents | Thomas Barlow Mary Ann Emmott |
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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 | ||
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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 |