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
Member of Parliament
for Frome
In office
1896–1918
Preceded byViscount Weymouth
Succeeded byPercy Hurd
In office
1892–1895
Preceded byViscount Weymouth
Succeeded byViscount Weymouth
Personal details
Born16 April 1857
Died17 September 1932(1932-09-17) (aged 75)
Political partyLiberal Party
SpouseAnna, 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.

Coat of arms of Sir John Barlow, 1st Baronet
Crest
A lion sejant affrontée Or holding erect in the forepaws a cross crosslet fitchée Gules.
Escutcheon
Per pale Ermine and Gules three chevrons counterchanged over all two lions combatant Or.
Motto
Qui Non Proficit Deficit[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ Malden, Henry C. (1902). Muster Roll. Windlesham House, Brighton. A.D. 1837 to 1902 (2nd ed.). Brighton: H. & C. Treacher.
  2. ^ "Manuscripts Department – Barlow Collection". Archived from the original on 24 September 2006.
  3. ^ "No. 28040". The London Gazette. 16 July 1907. p. 4858.
  4. ^ Lundy, Darryl (29 January 2011). "Sir John Emmott Barlow, 1st Bt". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 5 April 2011.[unreliable source]
  5. ^ Burke's Peerage. 1949.

References

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Frome
18921895
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Frome
1896 – 1918
Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Bradwall Hall)
1907–1932
Succeeded by