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.
Barlow was the son of Thomas Barlow and his wife Mary Ann (née Emmott). 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. He sat in the 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.
Barlow married the Hon. Anna Maria, daughter of Richard Denman, in 1895. 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.
[edit] References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- www.thepeerage.com
| 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 Angier Hurd |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by new creation |
Baronet (of Bradwall Hall) 1907–1932 |
Succeeded by John Denman Barlow |
