Edward Dodsley Barrow
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Edward Dodsley Barrow (1867–1956) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Ringwood, Hampshire, England, the son of Stephen and Sarah (Barnes) Barrow, Barrow emigrated to Chilliwack, British Columbia in 1892. A farmer, he was President of the Chilliwack Creamery Association and President of the Fraser Valley Milk Producers' Association. He served as Councillor of the Township of Chilliwack. In 1916, he was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as the Liberal candidate for the electoral district of Chilliwack. In 1918, he was appointed Minister of Agriculture in the cabinet of John Oliver.
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- (1919) A cyclopædia of Canadian biography. Toronto: Hunter-Rose Company.
- Barrow family fonds. Chiliwack Archives.