Sir John Barlow, 1st Baronet
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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 |
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Born | 16 April 1857 |
Died | 17 September 1932(1932-09-17) (aged 75) |
Political party | Liberal Party |
Spouse | Anna, Lady Barlow |
Parent(s) | 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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